Tyler Smith (triathlete)

Tyler Smith
Smith competing at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris
Personal information
NationalityBermudan
Born (1998-09-26) 26 September 1998[1]
EducationUniversity of Leeds
Sport
CountryBermuda
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Representing  Bermuda
Men's triathlon
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Santo DomingoIndividual

Tyler Smith (born 26 September 1998) is a Bermudan triathlete.[2]

Career

He competed in the individual and mixed relay events in Nanjing at the 2014 Youth Olympics.[3] In 2018, he finished second at the British Universities and Colleges Sport [BUCS] Triathlon Standard Distance Championships in Southport.[4] He was the youngest member of the Bermuda team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, and finished in 21st place.[5]

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.[6] He also finished in thirteenth place in the individual event, despite suffering a broken wrist and an Achilles injury during preparation for the event.[7]

He finished 25th in the World Triathlon Cup Huatulco in Mexico in June 2023.[8] In September 2023, he finished ninth at the 2023 Americas Triathlon Championships in Veracruz, Mexico.[9] In October 2023, he finished sixteenth at the World Triathlon Cup Brasilia.[10] He was selected for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago and he finished in seventh place overall.[11][12]

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.[13][14][15]

In May 2024, he was invited to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[16] Smith won the bronze medal in individual at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.[17]

Personal life

He graduated from Leeds University with a degree in Sports Science and Physiology in 2020.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Tyler Smith". Eurosport. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tyler Smith". wtcs.triathlon.org. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ Gray, Doug (May 3, 2024). "Smith and Michalickova lead the way for Team World Triathlon in Chengdu". Triathlon.org. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "mith Wins Silver At BUCS Championships". Bernews. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Two Tylers Compete At Commonwealth Games". Bernews. April 5, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Erica Hawley Looks Forward To Racing At Home". Bernews. November 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  7. ↑ Murley, Sam (November 3, 2022). "Tyler Smith puts injury hell behind him in special triathlon homecoming". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ Murley, Sam (June 20, 2023). "Mixed fortunes for triathletes Tyler Smith and Erica Hawley". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Smith Finishes 9th In Americas Triathlon". Bernews.com. September 4, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ Murley, Sam (October 16, 2023). "Erica Hawley and Tyler Smith perform well in World Triathlon Cup". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  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. ↑ "Wright Claims Double Silver in Triathlon at CAC Games". Santo Domingo: Score Barbados. August 2, 2026. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Tyler Smith: a Bermudan triathlete made in Leeds". Leeds.ac.uk. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  19. ↑ Wright, Stephen (May 22, 2018). "Smith claims surprise podium". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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