Jason Smyth

Jason Smyth
MBE
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37)
Derry, Northern Ireland
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
WebsiteJasonSmyth.ie
Sport
SportRunning
Disability classT13
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres, 60 metres
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Ireland
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m T13
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Assen 100 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2006 Assen 200 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 100 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 200 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 100 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 100 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 200 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 100 m T13
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Espoo 100m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2005 Espoo 200m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 100m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 200m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 100m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 200m – T13
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bollnas 60m – T13
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Jason Smyth MBE (born 4 July 1987) is an Irish retired[1] sprint runner. He competes in the T13 disability sport classification as he is legally blind, with his central vision being affected by Stargardt's disease;[2] he also competes in elite non-Paralympic competition. As of July 2014, Smyth holds T13 World records in the 100m and 200m events.[3][4]

He was selected to represent Northern Ireland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[5] Deterioration in his vision meant that he was reassigned to the T12 classification in 2014, but he was subsequently reclassified back to T13 in 2015.[6]

  1. ^ "Six-time Paralympic champion Jason Smyth of Ireland retires undefeated". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Smyth's Olympic quest won't curb his Paralympic career". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ "IPC Athletics World Records – Men's 100m". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ "IPC Athletics World Records – Men's 200m". Archived from the original on 24 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Jason Smyth could face Usain Bolt in Glasgow". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ O'Rourke, Steve (21 October 2015). "Double Paralympic champion Jason Smyth gets massive boost ahead of tomorrow's World Championships". The42.