Rutger Smith in action at the 2012 European Athletics Championships men's shot put final (20:55m).
He also win the bronze medal in the discus (64:02m behind Robert Harting 68:03m and Gerd Kanter 66:53m)
thus becoming the first athlete to win medals in both events at the same European Championship.
The event took place in Helsinki, Finland where in 2005 he also won a silver medal, albeit in the far more
important World Championships, with a then put of 21:29m.
Rutger won his National Championships nine times in the discus and eight times in the shot put.
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David Storl |
Germany
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21.58 SB |
| 2 |
Rutger Smith
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Netherlands |
20.55 =SB |
| 3 |
Asmir Kolašinac |
Serbia |
20.36 |
Rutger Smith is pictured above during the final of the men's Discus at the 2007 World Championships
in Osaka. Smith, who had won the silver medal at the previous Worlds, this time took the bronze,
his throw of 66.42m just 26cm behind the silver medallst, Germany's Robert Harting.
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Men's Discus Final
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Gerd KANTER |
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EST |
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68.94 |
| 2. Robert HARTING |
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GER |
|
66.68 |
| 3. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
|
66.42 |
| 4. Virgilijus ALEKNA |
|
LTU |
|
65.24 |
| 5. Gábor MATE |
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HUN |
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64.71 |
| 6. Omar Ahmed EL GHAZALY |
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EGY |
|
64.58 |
| 7. Ehsan HADADI |
|
IRI |
|
64.53 |
| 8. Aleksander TAMMERT |
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EST |
|
64.33 |
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Rutger Smith is pictured above during the final of the mens Shot Put at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
He finished just outside the medals in 4th place with a put of 21.13m, 14cm back on the bronze medalist
Andrei Mikhnevich. Smith, however, quickly bounced back from the disappointment of missing out on
a Shot Put medal to win a Discus bronze just three days later - see above. All images by G. Herringshaqw ©
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Men's Shot Put Final
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Reese HOFFA |
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USA |
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22.04 |
| 2. Adam NELSON |
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USA |
|
21.61 |
| 3. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
|
21.27 |
| 4. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
|
21.13 |
| 5. Tomasz MAJEWSKI |
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POL |
|
20.87 |
| 6. Miran VODOVNIK |
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SLO |
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20.67 |
| 7. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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20.45 |
| 8. Yury BIALOU |
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BLR |
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20.34 |
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Photo G. Herringshaw 7th. August 2007. ©
| Rutger Smith is pictured above during the final of the mens Shot Put
at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. He finished just
outside the medals in fourth place with a put of 20.90m. Smith had
enjoyed a more successful time during the previous years World
Championships in Helsinki, his effort of 21.29m earning him the silver
medal. |
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Men's Shot Put Final
World Athletics Championships 2005
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| 1. Adam NELSON |
|
USA |
|
21.73 |
| 2. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
|
21.29 |
| 3. Ralf BARTELS |
|
GER |
|
20.99 |
| 4. Yuriy BILONOG |
|
UKR |
|
20.89 |
| 5. Christian CANTWELL |
|
USA |
|
20.87 |
| 6. Andrey MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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20.74 |
| 7. Joachim OLSEN |
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DEN |
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20.73 |
| 8. Ville TIISANOJA |
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FIN |
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20.57 |
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Men's Shot Put Final
European Athletics Championships 2006
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| 1. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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21.13 |
| 2. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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21.11 |
| 3. Joachim OLSEN |
|
DEN |
|
21.09 |
| 4. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
|
20.90 |
| 5. Pavel SOFIN |
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RUS |
|
20.55 |
| 6. Yuriy BILONOH |
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UKR |
|
20.32 |
| 7. Andy DITTMAR |
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GER |
|
19.95 |
| 8. Tomasz MAJEWSKI |
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POL |
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19.85 |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS:
2016 63.85 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (NED) 07 JUL 2016
2015 63.90 Claremont, CA (USA) 07 JUN 2015
2013 65.91 Azusa, CA (USA) 11 MAY 2013
2012 20.55 Helsinki (FIN) 27 JUN 2012
2008 20.80 Amsterdam (NED) 06 JUL 2008
2007 21.19 London (GBR) 03 AUG 2007
2006 21.62 Leiden (NED) 10 JUN 2006 (personal best)
2005 21.41 Stadskanaal (NED) 03 JUL 2005
2004 20.94 Leiden (NED) 12 JUN 2004
2003 20.52 Gioia Tauro (ITA) 01 MAR 2003
2002 20.39 Hengelo (NED) 02 JUN 2002
2001 18.21 Beijing (CHN) 29 AUG 2001
2000 19.48 Santiago de Chile (CHI) 19 OCT 2000
1999 18.27 Riga (LAT) 06 AUG 1999