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)

| club = MVP International

| 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

{{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}}
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

|11.04

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.41

rowspan=2|NACAC Championships

|rowspan=2|Toronto, Canada

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|100 m

|11.07

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.33

rowspan=3|2019

|World Relays

|Yokohama, Japan

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.29

rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Doha, Qatar

|6th

|100 m

|11.06

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 100 m relay

|41.44

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

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