Jonielle Smith
{{short description|Jamaican sprinter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jonielle Smith
| image = DOH80500 4x100m women final (48911163097).jpg
| caption = Smith (left) at the 2019 World Championships
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica
| height = 1.70 m{{cite web |url=http://resultados.elheraldo.co/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n9441-smith-jonielle-antoni.htm |title=SMITH Jonielle Antonique |publisher=El Heraldo (Colombia) |accessdate=7 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190105/http://resultados.elheraldo.co/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n9441-smith-jonielle-antoni.htm |archive-date=7 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}
| weight = 68 kg
| country = Jamaica
| sport = Athletics
| event = 100 metres
| collegeteam = Auburn Tigers (2015–2018)
| turnedpro = 2018{{cite web |url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20180726/smiths-steady-strides-improving-sprinter-ready-make-her-mark-pro |title=Smith's steady strides – Improving sprinter ready to make her mark as a pro |author=Akino Ming |publisher=The Gleaner |date=26 July 2018 |accessdate=21 January 2020}}
| coach = Henry Rolle
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Doha|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Barranquilla|100 m}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Barranquilla|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|NACAC Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Toronto|100 m}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Toronto|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games (Junior)}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Fort-de-France|100 m}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Fort-de-France|4 × 100 m relay}}
}}
Jonielle Antonique Smith (born 30 January 1996) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
{{World Athletics}}
Career
She won gold with team Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2019 World Championships, and was also a 100 metres finalist.{{cite web |url=https://sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-international/item/48750-jamaica-s-4x100-relay-women-live-up-to-favourite-tag-in-doha |title=Jamaica's 4x100 relay women live up to favourite tag in Doha |author=Paul-Andre Walker |publisher=SportsMax |date=5 October 2019 |accessdate=21 January 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-6033/news/report/women/4x100-metres-relay/final |title=Report: women's 4x100m – IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 |author=Jon Mulkeen |publisher=IAAF |date=5 October 2019 |accessdate=21 January 2020 |archive-date=29 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129135005/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-6033/news/report/women/4x100-metres-relay/final |url-status=dead }}
She attended and graduated from Auburn University, competing for the Auburn Tigers from 2015 to 2018.{{cite web |url=https://auburntigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4253 |title=Jonielle Smith |publisher=Auburn Tigers |accessdate=21 January 2020}} She now trains at MVP International in Florida, an extension of the Jamaica-based MVP Track Club.{{cite web |url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20200103/smith-training-after-car-accident |title=Smith training after car accident |author=Rachid Parchment |publisher=Jamaica Star |date=3 January 2020 |accessdate=21 January 2020}} She is coached by Henry Rolle who originally recruited her to Auburn.
International competitions
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colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}} |
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rowspan=2|2011
|rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U17) |rowspan=2|Montego Bay, Jamaica |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m |24.14 |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay |45.75 |
rowspan=2|2013
|rowspan=2|World Youth Championships |rowspan=2|Donetsk, Ukraine |18th (sf) |100 m |12.01 |
11th (sf)
|200 m |24.13 |
rowspan=2|2014
|rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=2|Fort-de-France, Martinique |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |11.17 (w) |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay |44.16 |
rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|Pan American Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Edmonton, Canada |4th |100 m |11.56 |
bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 100 m relay |44.31 |
rowspan=4|2018
|rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Barranquilla, Colombia |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay |
rowspan=2|NACAC Championships
|rowspan=2|Toronto, Canada |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m |
bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 100 m relay |
rowspan=3|2019
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m relay |
rowspan=2|World Championships
|rowspan=2|Doha, Qatar |6th |100 m |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.04 (+0.6 m/s, Kingston, Jamaica 2019)
- 200 metres – 23.22 (+1.9 m/s, Auburn, Alabama 2017)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.15 (College Station, Texas 2018)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{TFRRS|5122710}}
{{Footer World Champions 4 x 100 m Women}}
{{Footer CAC Champions 100 m Women}}
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Category:Jamaican female sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
Category:World Athletics Championships winners
Category:Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:Auburn University alumni
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Category:Auburn Tigers women's track and field athletes
Category:21st-century Jamaican women
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