Personal
Name | Dina Asher Smith |
Full Name | Geraldina Rachel Dina Asher Smith |
Country | England |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | December 4, 1995 |
Social
Place of Birth | Orpington, London, England |
Mother's Name | Julie Asher-Smith |
Sport Profile
Sport | |
Discipline | Track & Field, Sprint |
Active/Retired | Active |
Level | National, International |
Coach | John Blackie |
Teams | England |
Profile | Dina Asher-Smith is a British sprinter, who is a track & field specialist and turns pro in this sport since 2013. She is an immensely talented runner, who has owned numbers of records in her kitty in different springs. Asher-Smith is a gold medalist athlete and she has achieved gold in Commonwealth Games and European Championship both with his speed. Currently, she holds the rank of 3 in world Women’s 200m racing history. Starting her journey of running from school level, Asher-Smith became famous when she ran the 300 meters in 39.16 seconds only at the age of 13. Then she took part in U-15, U-17, and U-20 school championship in her domestic days. After winning the English School Championship, she appeared in World Junior Championship in 2012 and European Junior Championship in the very next year, 2013. Her back to back success and record-making consistency led her way in the World Championship in 2013. She was the youngest athlete at that time and won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100m relay in her very first international attempt. She took part in European Athletics Championship consecutively in 2014 and 2015 at the beginning days of her career. Then, she began her glorious journey of a sprinter in the international professionally and continuing it successfully till the present times. From Olympic Games to IAAF World Athletics Championship and from European Championship to Commonwealth Games, she has established her mark successfully in every prestigious field. She, unfortunately, broke her foot in a training session in 2017 and got the undeserving place in IAAF World Athletics Championship in that following year. However, Asher-Smith didn’t take much time to recover and became a true sprint sensation in Athletics in the present era. (as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)(Profile Image from Facebook) |
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