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Bermudan triathlete (born 1998)

Tyler Smith
Smith competing at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris
Personal information
NationalityBermudan
Born (1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 (age 26)
EducationUniversity of Leeds
Sport
CountryBermuda
SportTriathlon

Tyler Smith (born 26 September 1998) is a Bermudan triathlete.

Career

He competed in the individual and mixed relay events in Nanjing at the 2014 Youth Olympics. In 2018, he finished second at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Triathlon Standard Distance Championships in Southport. He was the youngest member of the Bermuda team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, and finished in 21st place.

In August 2022, he was part of Bermuda’s mixed relay team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England which finished in seventh overall. He also finished in thirteenth place in the individual event, despite suffering a broken wrist and an Achilles injury during preparation for the event.

He finished 25th in the World Triathlon Cup Huatulco in Mexico in June 2023. In September 2023, he finished ninth at the 2023 Americas Triathlon Championships in Veracruz, Mexico. In October 2023, he finished sixteenth at the World Triathlon Cup Brasilia. He was selected for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago and he finished in seventh place overall.

In March 2024, he finished tenth in the Americas Triathlon Championships Miami and followed that with sixth in the Americas Triathlon Cup La Paz, in Mexico.

In May 2024, he was invited to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Personal life

He graduated from Leeds University with a degree in Sports Science and Physiology in 2020.

References

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  11. "Hawley & Smith Impress At Pan Am Triathlons". bernews.com. November 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  12. "Budding swimmer Emma Harvey in Bermuda's 11-strong PanAm Games team". Sportsmax. October 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  13. Sibanda, Mehluli (April 20, 2024). "Tyler Smith focuses on Australia and Asia as he chases Olympic dream". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  14. Thompson, Colin (March 6, 2024). "Tyler Smith continues on road to Olympics in Miami". Royal Gazzete. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  15. Murley, Sam (March 17, 2024). "Tyler Smith finishes impressive sixth in Americas Triathlon Cup". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  16. "Hawley And Smith To Compete At Olympics". Bernews. May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  17. "Tyler Smith: a Bermudan triathlete made in Leeds". Leeds.ac.uk. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  18. Wright, Stephen (May 22, 2018). "Smith claims surprise podium". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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