 Complete the following phrase:  Smith was born in Liverpool and trained there throughout his career under coach Mike Holmes. Standing 1.85 meters tall 6 ft. 1 inch, Smith is considered small in comparison to most world-class high jumpers. He jumps off his left leg. He first emerged as a talented jumper in 1990 when he cleared 2.25 7 ft 4 inches at a British national meet in Gateshead. In 1991 he improved to 2.29, and then had his breakout year in 1992, improving his best by an astonishing 8 centimetres. He qualified for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and reached the finals, finishing in 12th place with a disappointing height of only 2.24. One month after those Olympics, he competed at the 