Smith leaps to silver at Masters Pentathlon

Luton athlete Gary Smith won a silver medal at the Masters Pentathlon Championships held in Oxford at the weekend.

The 45-year-old produced an impressive performance in the long jump touching down with a huge 6.25m distance placing him second in the rankings for UK Masters and only 26cm away from the British record.

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Gary Smith

Smith also competed in the 200m, clocking 27.47secs and then the 1,500m, finishing in a time of 6:18.91mins.

Next up for the Lutonian is the Eastern Masters Outdoor Championships taking place next month, before the South of England Masters Outdoor Championships to be held in August.

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