Gavin Smellie

Who is Gavin Smellie?

Gavin Ramon Smellie is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter. He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4x100m relay with teammates Jared Connaughton, Oluseyi Smith and Justyn Warner. 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. The relay team from Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the bronze.

Smellie is a graduate of Western Kentucky University which he attended on an athletic scholarship. He represented the WKU Hilltoppers in collegiate track and field competitions.