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Gary K Smith - Boxing
Gary Kenneth Smith'' - Born: August 2 1976 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

As an amateur boxer, Smith competed at the highest level in the Boxing Canada program. A three time national champion and a six time provincial champion (Ontario), Smith went on to win multiple amateur championships across North America between 1989 til his retirement in 1999. As a member of the Natioanl Team he captured silver in the 1995 World Championships in Berlin Germany. Being ranked number three in the world, he was poised to make a big impact in the 75kg weight division at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta. During the second Olympic qualifying tournament in Mexico City, Mexico, he broke his left and and fractured his right hand against a Cuban opponent. He was successful at capturing a bronze medal at the tournament but was not aloud to compete for Canada at the summer games. Smith took a break from the sport of boxing for a year to help train the Canadian Olympic boxing team for the Atlanta games. He made a return to the sport in 1997 and earned his way back to the National Team by 1998. After several more hand fractures during that year and in 1999, Smith officially retired with a record of 109 wins, 17 losses, and 72 wins by way of stoppage.

In 2000 Smith focused on coaching. Being trained by National Team coaches, Sylvio Fex and Charlie Stewart, he was able to move up in the coaching ranks with ease. He went on to train Olympians Adam Trupish and Andrew Singh-Kooner. He also worked with Olympic hopeful Mary Spencer. After attaining coaching spots on the Ontario Provincial team and the Canadian National team, he went on to work with five world amateur champions, two world professional champions (Steve Molitor, Jean Pascal)and countless provincial and national champions for over 9 years.

In 2009, Smith walked away from the sport of boxing to spend more time with his family. He was inducted into the Boxing Ontario hall of fame in 2010. Smith resides in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.