| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Olaf•Meyland-Smith |
| Used name | Olaf•Meyland-Smith |
| Born | 23 July 1882 in Fraugde, Odense, Syddanmark (DEN) |
| Died | 26 November 1924 (aged 42 years 4 months 3 days) in Sundby, København, Hovedstaden (DEN) |
| Affiliations | DCR, København (DEN) |
| NOC |  Denmark |
Olaf Meyland-Smith’s first podiums are recorded from the year 1900, including a first place in the Danish road race championship, a second place in the Gedser race and a third place in the star race in Køge. He did not appear again on winners’ lists before 1910, when he won the Seeland Tour and placed third in the Danish championship, held as a time trial.
At the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Meyland-Smith placed 25th in the individual road time trial as the best Danish rider and eighth with the team. On the same course around Lake Mälaren, he finished fifth in 1917. In the following year, he finished fifth at the 1918 Nordic Championships, his last known result.
Meyland-Smith worked as a school teacher in Kærby, a neighbourhood in Aalborg. With his wife, Ellen Thora F. Larsen, he had one son and one daughter.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Cycling Road (Cycling) | DEN |
Olaf Meyland-Smith | |||
| Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 25 | |||||
| Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) | Denmark | 8 |
