Tate Aaron Smith OAM (born 19 November 1981) is an Australian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.
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Born | Sydney NSW | 18 November 1981||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Kayaking | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | K-4 1000m - Men | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 9 February 2014 |
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Australian K-4 team that won the gold medal.
In July 2014 Smith tested positive for the banned substance Stanozolol, receiving a two-year ban.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Tate Smith". london2012.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ ASADA, Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority- (28 October 2015). "Media statement: Olympic gold medallist Tate Smith receives two-year sports ban". asada.gov.au. Retrieved 4 July 2019.