Jonielle Antonique Smith (born 30 January 1996) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
Career Smith participated in the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships as a junior successfully securing medals for Wolmer's School for Girls under the training prowess of Michael Carr. And garnering medals at CARIFTA.
She attended and graduated from Auburn University, competing for the Auburn Tigers from 2015 to 2018. She now trains at MVP International in Florida, an extension of the Jamaica-based MVP Track Club. She is coached by Henry Rolle who originally recruited her to Auburn.
2019-2024 In May, at the 2019 IAAF World Relays - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Jonielle was a member of the team earning silver in 43.29.
She won gold with team Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2019 World Championships, and was also a 100 metres finalist.
Recently, in a YouTube interview with renown Jamaican sports analyst Leighton Levy, Jonielle revealed that years of injury setbacks from a car accident in 2019 hampered her career. She recovered enough through perseverance and support from family and friends to return to the track.
2025 She finished fifth in the 100 m at the National Senior Trials for the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo. However, she was selected to six member relay squad.
In September, Smith returned to international competition to anchor the relay team to second in 41.79 SB in rainy weather at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
2026 At the Qwick Meet 2026 held at the GC Foster College in Jamaica, she recorded a 6.96 (+2.3) 60 metres race finishing first. This is first time she went below 7.00.
In April 2026 at Velocity Fest 19, she placed second in the 100 metres in 10.99, a repeat of the semifinal time, behind Lavanya Williams 10.96.
In Torun, Poland, at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships - Women's 60 metres, she finished fifth in the final clocking 7.06, after reaching a 7.03 PB to win the semis.
On May 3rd, at the 2026 World Athletics Relays - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana, the team including Briana Williams, Jodean Williams, Lavanya Williams, and Elaine Thompson Herah placed gold in 42.00s. The day before, Smith helped qualify the squad winning the heats in 41.96s.
On May 9, at the JAAA Puma meet, she clocked 11.06 in the 100 metres for 3rd behind the Clayton twins for an MVP sweep.
At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, she qualified for the finals of the 100 m, but did not show at the starting line. In Brussels at the Wanda Diamond League finals, Smith placed fifth in 11.08 (+0.3). To close the season, Jonielle ran the last leg for the Jamaican mixed 4 × 100 m relay team that earned silver in 39.72 at the inaugural 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
Athletics achievements Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsIndoor60 metres7.03Toruń, Poland21 March 2026200 metres 23.48Fayetteville, United States13 February 2016Outdoor100 metres10.890.0Eugene, United States4 July 2026200 metres23.22+1.9Auburn, United States22 April 2017Team eventsOutdoor4 × 100 metres relay41.44Doha, Qatar5 October 2019Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay39.72Budapest, Hungary11 September 2026
International competitions 2011CARIFTA Youth GamesMontego Bay, Jamaica2nd200 m24.141st4 × 100 m relay45.752013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine18th (sf)100 m12.0111th (sf)200 m24.132014CARIFTA Junior GamesFort-de-France, Martinique1st100 m11.171st4 × 100 m relay44.162015Pan American Junior ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada4th100 m11.562nd4 × 100 m relay44.312018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1st100 m11.041st4 × 100 m relay43.41North American, Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsToronto, Canada2nd100 m11.072nd4 × 100 m relay43.332019World RelaysYokohama, Japan2nd4 × 100 m relay43.29World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th100 m11.061st4 × 100 m relay41.442025North American, Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas1st100 m11.05World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan2nd4 × 100 m relay41.792026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland5th60 m7.06World RelaysGaborone, Botswana1st4 × 100 m relay41.96 Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom5th (sf)100 m11.07World Ultimate ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th100 m10.942ndmixed 4 × 100 m relay39.72
National championships and competitions 2012Jamaican U18 ChampionshipsKingston100 m12.77-4.52013Jamaican U18 ChampionshipsKingston1st100 m11.69+2.41st200 m24.27-0.52014Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston9th (h)200 m24.04+0.12015NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon16th (h)100 m11.37+1.8Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston8th100 m11.50+0.42017NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon20th (h)100 m11.51-1.64 × 100 m relayJamaican ChampionshipsKingston100 m11.23-1.42018NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas4th60 m7.19NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4th100 m11.40-0.7Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston4th100 m11.15+0.42019Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston3rd100 m11.04+0.62022Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston8th100 m11.89+0.92023Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston12th (sf)100 m11.45-0.92024Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston14th (sf)100 m11.28+1.52025Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston5th100 m11.06+0.12026Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston3rd100 m10.94-0.3
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