Beki Smith
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Babsie, Beki |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | Rebecca Lee 25 November 1986 |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) (2012)[1] |
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) (2012)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 20 km Road Walk |
| Club | Asics West |
Rebecca "Beki" Smith (née Lee, born 25 November 1986) is an Australian race walker. Lee finished fourth in the 20-kilometre walk at the 2012 Oceania & Australian Race Walking Championships and represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the same event. She came sixth in the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Nicknamed "Babsie" and "Beki", Lee was born on 25 November 1986, in New South Wales.[1][2] Lee grew up in Mount Druitt[3] in Sydney's western suburbs[4] and attended Minchinbury Public School and Colyton Public School,[1] before going to high school at Rooty Hill High School and St Marys Senior High School.
Lee started race walking when she was seven years-old and became more serious about the sport when she was ten years-old.[2][4] Her personal best in an international competition was tenth place in the 20-kilometre race walk at the 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge, hosted in Taicang, China, finishing with a time of "1:35.35".[2]
Tertiary education
[edit | edit source]For her tertiary studies, Lee attended the Australian College of Physical Education, where she commenced a Bachelor of Sports Business in 2007.[1][2] As of 2012, she is enrolled in the degree via correspondence, while living in Canberra, Australia.[1][4]
Athletics
[edit | edit source]Lee's specialty is the 20-kilometre road walk event, with a pre-race ritual that includes listening to Bob Dylan.[1][2]
A member of the Asics West athletics club, Lee holds a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport.[1][2][4] Between 2003 and 2010, she was coached by Kevin Stone, then Marilyn Pearson, with Brent Vallance then taking over coaching duties, a job he holds as of 2012.[1]
Lee was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 20 km walk event.[4][5][6][7] At the conclusion of the race she made headlines when her now husband, Daniel Smith, publicly proposed to her.
Placements
[edit | edit source]- Tenth in the 20-kilometre walk at the 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Taicang, China[1]
- Tenth in the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China[1]
- Second in the 20-kilometre walk at the 2011 Australian Race Walking Championships in Melbourne, Australia[1]
- Did not finish in the 20-kilometre walk at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge in Taicang, China[1]
- Fourth in the 20-kilometre walk at the 2012 Oceania & Australian Race Walking Championships in Hobart, Australia[1]
- Disqualified from the 20-kilometre walk at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia[1]
She is recognised in the Australian Olympic Committee list of Australian Indigenous Olympians.[8]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Beki Smith at World AthleticsLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Beki Smith[dead link] at Athletics Australia
- Rebecca 'Beki' Smith (Lee) at Australian Athletics Historical Results
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- Beki Smith at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Australian women race walkers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes
- Sportswomen from the Australian Capital Territory
- Indigenous Australian Olympians
- 20th-century Australian women
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen