Aiden Smith

Aiden Smith is a South African shot putter. In 2025, he became the South African national champion and competed at the 2025 World Championships.

Career

In March 2025, he threw a personal best shot put of 20.73 metres whilst competing in Pretoria and won the first leg of the ASA Grand Prix series. He won the 2025 South African Athletics Championships in April 2025 in Potchefstroom ahead of Kyle Blignaut with a throw of 20.31 metres, representing Athletics Gauteng North.
He threw 20.24 metres to win the shot put title at the University Sport South Africa Championship in May 2025. In July 2025, he won the shot put title at the 2025 University Games in Germany, moving from fifth to first place with his final round throw of 20.25 metres. He competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.