David Smith (boccia)

David John Smith (born 2 March 1989) is a British Paralympic athlete in the sport of boccia. Smith is the most successful British boccia athlete with 5 Paralympic medals, including 3 gold medals.

Smith made his Paralympic debut in the British boccia team which won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning Bronze in the Team BC1–2 and Silver in the BC1 individual event. Smith competed for the British Paralympic Association at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, winning Gold in the individual BC1 event for the first time. Smith became only the second BC1 to defend his title at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. He was selected to carry his country's flag in the 2020 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony. Smith held the 'triple crown' of major tournament wins, following his win at the World Championships in Liverpool 2018 until the World Championships in Rio 2022 where he claimed Silver. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Smith narrowly missed out on adding to his tally, finishing 4th individually and 5th in the mix team.