Education
Smith attended De Lucy primary school in Abbey Wood and Townley Grammar School for Girls in Bexleyheath.
Smith attended De Lucy primary school in Abbey Wood and Townley Grammar School for Girls in Bexleyheath.
She holds the British clean and jerk record. Smith was training as a gymnast when it was suggested she take up weightlifting to help her borough Greenwich compete in the London Youth Games. In May 2012 Smith was chosen, as part of Team Great Britain, to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics in London.
She competed in the Women"s 58kg division and she took the British record with a clean and jerk lift of 121.0 kg (2668 lb).
The record previously stood at 119.0 kg (2624 lb). With a snatch of 90.0 kg (1984 lb) she was placed 12th in her weight-class with a total of 211.0 kg (4652 lb).
2014 Commonwealth games Gold medal and Games records in the Clean and Jerk and Total. 2014 European Weightlifting Championships:Clean & Jerk Bronze, Total Bronze.
2012 British clean and jerk record (London 2012 Olympics).
2012 European Weightlifting Championships: 4th. 2010: Bronze in Total. 2010 European Youth Championships: Snatch Bronze.
Clean & Jerk Silver.
Total Silver. 2009 World Youth Championships: 8th. 2009 European Junior Championships: 6th.
2008 European Youth Championships: Clean & Jerk Silver. 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games: Gold.
2008 BOA Athlete of the Year – Weightlifting.