Jason Smyth was born on 4 July 1987 and is an Irish retired sprint runner.
15 Facts About Jason Smyth
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Jason Smyth competes in the T13 disability sport classification as he is legally blind, with his central vision being affected by Stargardt's disease; he competes in elite non-Paralympic competition.
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Jason Smyth was selected to represent Northern Ireland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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Jason Smyth won two golds for Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics setting records at the Men's 100 metres T13 and the Men's 200 metres T13, which led some Irish news sources to compare his feat to that of Usain Bolt, who achieved a similar feat at the 2008 Summer Olympics In 2015 the International Paralympic Committee's website compared him to Bolt.
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Jason Smyth made history as the first Paralympian to compete at an open European championships, qualifying for the semi-finals of the 100 metres.
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Jason Smyth just missed out on the final by finishing 4th in semi-finals in a time of 10.47 seconds.
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Jason Smyth was selected to represent Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but had to withdraw from the team due to a back injury.
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Jason Smyth hoped to compete in both the Paralympics and the Olympics in 2012.
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At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Jason Smyth won Heat 1 of the 100m final breaking the World Record in a time of 10.54 seconds before breaking the record again in the final where he defended his Paralympic title in a time of 10.46 seconds.
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Jason Smyth equalled his Beijing achievement by winning gold in the Men's T13 200m with a world record time of 21.05 seconds.
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At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Jason Smyth won Gold in the 100m final.
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At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Jason Smyth again won Gold in the 100m final.
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Jason Smyth clocked 10.53 seconds as he finished 0.01 ahead of Algeria's Skander Djamil Athmani.
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Jason Smyth is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Jason Smyth was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to Paralympic athletics and the sporting community in Northern Ireland.