Nivea Smith
{{short description|Bahamian sprinter}}
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{{MedalSport | Women's Athletics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{BAH}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Youth Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Ostrava|200 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|CAC Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Mayagüez|200 m}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Mayagüez|4×100 m relay}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Morelia|4×100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U17)}}
{{MedalBronze |2006 Port of Spain | 200 m}}
{{MedalBronze |2006 Port of Spain | 4x100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)}}
{{MedalGold |2007 Providenciales | 200 m}}
{{MedalGold |2007 Providenciales | 4x100 m relay}}
{{MedalGold |2008 Basseterre | 200 m}}
{{MedalGold |2008 Basseterre | 4x100 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver |2009 Vieux Fort | 200 m}}
{{MedalSilver |2009 Vieux Fort | 4x100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)}}
{{MedalGold |2006 Les Abymes | 200 m}}
{{MedalSilver |2006 Les Abymes | 4x100 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver |2006 Les Abymes | 4x400 m relay}}
{{MedalBronze |2006 Les Abymes | 100 m}}
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Nivea Smith (born 18 February 1990) is a sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She grew up in Freeport where she attended Mary Star of the Sea Primary School, and later graduated from Grand Bahama Catholic High School. She later went on to compete for Auburn University where she was coached by Henry Rolle.{{cite web |title=Smith Bio |url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/xctrack/roster/nivea-smith/3508 |website=Auburn Tigers |access-date=29 March 2022}} She became the first Bahamian to ever medal at the IAAF World Youth Championships when she earned a bronze in the 200m in 2007 with a time of 23.69.{{cite web |title=The Bahamas' Top Junior Female Sprinters |url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/sports/The_Bahamas_Top_Junior_Female_Sprinters_printer.shtml |website=Bahamas Weekly |access-date=7 February 2022}}{{cite web |title=Lesha White, Crystal Bodie, Tia Rolle and Nivea Smith moving the baton around the track in 44.94 seconds to hold off a Jamaica |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/jamaica-continues-to-dominate-carifta-day-2 |website=World Athletics |access-date=7 February 2022}}{{cite web |title=Nivea Smith (22.80) and Michael Mathieu (20.60) dominated the 200m |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/13th-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-7003367/news/amp/jamaica-tops-medal-table-in-mayaguez-cac-ch |website=World Athletics |access-date=7 February 2022}}
Personal bests
| class="wikitable" |
| Event
!Time !Venue !Date |
|---|
| 100 m
|11.52 |
| 200 m
|22.71 |26 JUN 2010 |
| 60m
|7.51 (indoor) |03 FEB 2012 |
| 200m
|23.12 (indoor) |12 MAR 2010 |
Achievements
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| colspan="6"|Representing {{BAH}} |
|---|
| rowspan = "2" |2005
|rowspan = "2" |CARIFTA Games (U-17) |rowspan = "2" |Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago |5th |100 m |11.94 (1.5 m/s) |
| 4th
|200 m |24.16 (-1.0 m/s) |
| rowspan = "8" |2006
|rowspan = "4" |CARIFTA Games (U-17) |rowspan = "4" |Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |11.90 (1.0 m/s) |
| bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m |23.66 (-0.6 m/s) |
| bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4x100 m relay |46.17 |
| bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4x400 m relay |3:49.14 |
| rowspan = "3" |Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)
|rowspan = "3" |Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |4th |100 m |12.02 (0.7 m/s) |
| bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|200 m |24.23 w (3.2 m/s) |
| bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4x100 m relay |46.31 |
| World Junior Championships
|11th (h) |4×100m relay |
| rowspan = "5" |2007
|rowspan = "3" |CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "3" |Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |23.45 (1.3 m/s) |
| 10th
|Long jump |4.91m (-0.2 m/s) |
| bgcolor=gold|1st
|4x100 m relay |44.94 |
| rowspan = "2" |World Youth Championships
|rowspan = "2" |Ostrava, Czech Republic |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |23.69 (-1.9 m/s) |
| 5th (h)
|Medley relay |2:13.04 |
| rowspan = "5" |2008
|rowspan = "3" |CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "3" |Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |23.01 (1.4 m/s) |
| bgcolor=gold|1st
|4x100 m relay |44.36 CR |
| 4th
|4x400 m relay |3:47.47 |
| rowspan = "2" |World Junior Championships
|rowspan = "2" |Bydgoszcz, Poland |11th (sf) |200 m |23.84 (-1.1 m/s) |
| 4th
|4x100 m relay |
| rowspan = "2"|2009
|rowspan = "2"|CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "2"|Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |200 m |23.36 (1.5 m/s) |
| bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4x100m relay |45.43 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=bah/athcode=206644/index.html World Athletics Bio]
- [http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/smith_nivea00.html Auburn Bio]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUfdyVRGrh4 Smith 2006 Carifta Games 200m Gold]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QF__h4pjzQ Nivea Smith post race interview after her 200m in Moscow]
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