.JPG) Coach Connie Price-Smith of University of Mississippi | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Constance Marie Price |
| Born | (1962-06-03) June 3, 1962 (age 62) St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Southern Illinois University |
| Height | 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Spouse |
John Smith
(m. 1990) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics (track and field) |
| Event(s) | Shot put, Discus throw |
| College team | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Shot Put: 64' 3" (19.58m) Discus: 212' 8" (64.82m) |
Connie Price-Smith (born Constance Marie Price, June 3, 1962) is an American shot putter and discus thrower. Price-Smith is also a four-time Olympian. She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985.
Later career
Price-Smith was also named to the 2012 Olympic track & field team coach staff in London. On July 21, 2015, she started her tenure as the head coach at the University of Mississippi. She was named women's head coach for the United States team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, again in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2016, she was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
International competitions
- ^ Reached the 1987 World Championship Final at discus but failed to register a distance.
- Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.
References
- "All Miss bio". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Connie Price-Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- "Opposites Attract: Smiths to celebrate 25 years of marriage later this year". February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ SIUC (2008). "Profile Connie Price-Smith". SIUC. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
- USA Track & Field (2008). "Profile Connie Price-Smith". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- "USA Track & Field - Connie Price-Smith". Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
External links
- Connie Price-Smith at World Athletics
- Connie Price-Smith at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Connie Price-Smith at Olympics.com
| Pan American Champions in women's shot put | |
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1962 births
- Living people
- American female discus throwers
- American female shot putters
- African-American track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- American female sports coaches
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Sportspeople from St. Charles, Missouri
- Southern Illinois University alumni
- Track and field athletes from Missouri
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 20th-century African-American sportswomen
- 20th-century American sportswomen