George Smith
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Warren Smith
National teamCanada
Born (1949-11-20) November 20, 1949
Edmonton, Alberta
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
College teamUniversity of British Columbia
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh 4×200 m freestyle

George Warren Smith (born November 20, 1949) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith placed fifth in the event final of the 200-metre individual medley, fourth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and seventh in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the 200-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley, but did not advance.[1]

At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Smith won two gold medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley events. He also won two silver medals in the 4x100-metre and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events, sharing second-place honours with Canadian teammates Ralph Hutton, Robert Kasting and Ron Jacks in both relays. His brother Graham and sister Becky also competed in swimming.

Inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1976.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.


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