LaMont Smith
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Not to be confused with the basketball coach Lamont Smith (basketball).
LaMont Smith (born December 11, 1972) is a former 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States.
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1972-12-11) December 11, 1972 (age 51) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
College team | Blinn | ||||||||||||||
Club | Santa Monica Track Club | ||||||||||||||
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Raised in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, Smith is a graduate of Willingboro High School, the same school as Carl Lewis, who also won a gold medal at the same Olympics. While at Willingboro, Smith won nine state championships.[1] He attended Blinn College, where he was a 4 time NJCAA national champion.[2] A decade younger than Lewis, Smith joined Lewis on the Santa Monica Track Club. Lamont became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity in 1996.