Gavin Smellie

Gavin Ramon Smellie (born June 26, 1986) is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.[2][3]

Gavin Smellie

Smellie at the 2019 ISTAF in Berlin
Personal information
Full name	Gavin Ramon Smellie
Born	(1986-06-26) June 26, 1986 Kingston, Jamaica
Residence	Maple, Ontario
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	4 × 100m relay
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Canada World Championships 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay World Relay Championships 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay

Born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Smellie moved to Etobicoke in Canada at the age of 14.[4] Smellie is a graduate of Western Kentucky University which he attended on an athletic scholarship.[2] He represented the WKU Hilltoppers in collegiate track and field competitions.[5] He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m relay with teammates Jared Connaughton, Oluseyi Smith and Justyn Warner.[6] In the final, the Canadian relay team arrived in third place and initially believed they had won bronze but they were disqualified when officials judged that Connaughton had stepped on the lane line just before passing the baton.[7] The relay team from Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the bronze.[7] Smellie was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.