Nov ember ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁— ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ), ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁ath lete ▁who ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁ ▁Smith ▁competed ▁in ▁college ▁for ▁Y ale ▁ ▁Smith ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 ▁metres . ▁ ▁He ▁placed ▁somewhere ▁between ▁fourth ▁and ▁sixth ▁in ▁his ▁first - round ▁( sem if inals ) ▁heat ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁De ▁W ael , ▁H erman . ▁H erman ' s ▁Full ▁Olymp ians : ▁" A th let ics ▁ 1 9 0 0 ". ▁ ▁Access ed ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Av ailable ▁electron ically ▁at ▁. ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Win chester , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : A th let es ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁athlet es ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : American ▁male ▁middle - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁G link a ▁() ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁several ▁rural ▁local ities ▁in ▁Russia : ▁G link a , ▁Al ta i ▁K rai , ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁Nikol sky ▁Sel so vi et ▁of ▁Sov et sky ▁District ▁of