David Gregory "Dave" Smith (born 24 July 1955) is a retired male race walker from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 ( Moscow). His best Olympic result was finishing in tenth place in the men's 20 km race at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
His son, Dane Bird-Smith, also became an international walker for Australia. [1]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Australia | |||||
1979 | World Race Walking Cup | Eschborn, West Germany | 21st | 20 km | 1:25:36 |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | — | 20 km | DSQ |
— | 50 km | DNF | |||
1981 | World Race Walking Cup | Valencia, Spain | — | 20 km | DNF |
1983 | World Race Walking Cup | Bergen, Norway | — | 20 km | DSQ |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th | 20 km | 1:25:23 | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 10th | 20 km | 1:26:48 |
1985 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 5,000 m | 19:16 |
World Race Walking Cup | St John's, Isle of Man | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 5th | 5,000 m | 18:52 |
World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 46th | 20 km | 1:26:14 |
David Gregory "Dave" Smith (born 24 July 1955) is a retired male race walker from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 ( Moscow). His best Olympic result was finishing in tenth place in the men's 20 km race at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
His son, Dane Bird-Smith, also became an international walker for Australia. [1]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Australia | |||||
1979 | World Race Walking Cup | Eschborn, West Germany | 21st | 20 km | 1:25:36 |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | — | 20 km | DSQ |
— | 50 km | DNF | |||
1981 | World Race Walking Cup | Valencia, Spain | — | 20 km | DNF |
1983 | World Race Walking Cup | Bergen, Norway | — | 20 km | DSQ |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th | 20 km | 1:25:23 | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 10th | 20 km | 1:26:48 |
1985 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 5,000 m | 19:16 |
World Race Walking Cup | St John's, Isle of Man | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 5th | 5,000 m | 18:52 |
World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 46th | 20 km | 1:26:14 |