Allan Smith

Who is Allan Smith?

Allan Smith is the current British champion and internationalist high jumper.

In 2011, Smith captured all the Great Britain & Ireland Under 20 Men national indoor championship titles in a unique domestic athletics “grand-slam” that had never been done before. He won the Welsh senior indoor title and set a Championship Best Performance in the Scottish Athletics Indoor League, placing him at the top of the UK junior men rankings for 2011.

In 2012, he won the Scottish National Open and was runner-up in the Amateur Athletic Association of England Under 23 Championship.

On the 12 January 2013 he set a new Scottish Native Record of 2.22m, whilst competing at the Scottish Universities and College Championships in Glasgow. Two weeks later he raised the Scottish native record to 2.23m, a mark set at the British International Match in Glasgow as he represented the Commonwealth Select team.

Smith has held many Scottish high jump records at various ages, including the Scottish Native Record; Scottish Universities and Colleges; Scottish Schools; Scottish Athletics Indoor League and the Scottish Athletics Under 20 Men.