Trecia-Kaye Smith (born 5 November 1975 in

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) is a retired

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n athlete who competed mainly in the

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Career

In college, she competed for the

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from 1996 to 1999 and was a seven-time

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national champion (two outdoor and three indoor long jump titles and one outdoor and one indoor triple jump title), 15-time All-American, a 14-time

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champion, and a 15-time

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champion. Trecia was named to the

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Silver Anniversary Indoor Team and an "NCAA Division 1 Most Outstanding Student-Athlete". Her personal best is 15.16 metres, and she almost equaled that result at the 2005 World Championships where she won the gold medal with 15.11 metres. Smith won triple jump at the 2009 Jamaican Championship with 14.43 m, qualifying for her fifth

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. She retained her Commonwealth triple jump title at the

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, and she was given the

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for her performance. The decision was a surprise in many quarters as she had only one legal jump at the competition, a modest mark of 14.19 m which she herself acknowledged was "a terrible jump". Smith was inducted into the

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Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024.

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1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Westmoreland Parish Jamaican female triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Pittsburgh Panthers women's track and field athletes Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica World Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Jamaican women 21st-century Jamaican sportswomen Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Jamaican Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Jamaican female long jumpers NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub