Christian Smith (runner)

Christian Smith (born October 31, 1983) is an American middle-distance runner from Garfield, Kansas.

He graduated from Pawnee Heights High School in 2002 and from Kansas State University in 2006.

[1] Smith joined the Oregon Track Club Elite in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 800m by diving to finish in third place at the 2008 Eugene Olympic Trials, edging out Khadevis Robinson.

[2] The finish of the race, the famous Oregon sweep on home track, was replayed many times in coverage of the meet.See it on a private youtube videoand as presented on TV.

Smith qualified to return to the Olympic Trials in 2012, but was unable to get out of the preliminary round.