Gil Roberts
American sprinter
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| Born | (1989-03-15) March 15, 1989 (age 35) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Texas Tech Red Raiders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gil Roberts (born March 15, 1989) is an American athlete who specializes in the 200 m and 400 m. He competed for Texas Tech under coach Wes Kittley at the NCAA level. He was a member of the USA team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4×400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[1] Roberts won the 2014 US Outdoor championship in 44.53 on June 28 in Sacramento, California.[2]
While competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Roberts won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.[3] Another Texas Tech athlete, Michael Mathieu won bronze in the same event competing for the Bahamas.
References
- ^ "Tech star anchors winning relay at World Championships". lubbockonline. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "TEXASTECH.COM Roberts Wins Gold at U.S. Championships - Texas Tech University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "U.S. men reclaim the gold in 4x400 relay". USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
- Gil Roberts at www.USATF.org
- Gil Roberts at Team USA (archived)
- Gil Roberts at World Athletics
- Gil Roberts at Diamond League
- Gil Roberts at Olympics.com
- Gil Roberts at Olympic.org (archived)
- Gil Roberts at Olympedia
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US National Championship winners in men's 400-meter dash
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1876-77: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Frank Brown
- 1879-84: Lon Myers
- 1885: H. Mason Raborg
- 1886: John Robertson
- 1887: Harvey Banks
- 1888: Walter Dohm
- 1888: T.J. Mahoney
- 1889: Walter Dohm
- 1890-92: William Downs
- 1893: Edward Allen
- 1894: Tom Keane
- 1895-97: Thomas Burke
- 1898-1900: Maxie Long
- 1901: Howard Hayes
- 1902: Fay Moulton
- 1903: Harry Hillman
- 1904: D.H. Meyer
- 1905-06: Frank Waller
- 1907: John Taylor
- 1908: Harry Hillman
- 1909: Edward Lindberg
- 1910: William Hayes
- 1911: Edward Lindberg
- 1912: Thomas Halpin
- 1913: Carroll Haff
- 1914-15: Ted Meredith
- 1916: Thomas Halpin
- 1917: Frank Shea
- 1918: Cornelius Shaughnessy
- 1919-20: Frank Shea
- 1921: William Stevenson
- 1922: James Driscoll
- 1923: Horatio Fitch
- 1924: James Burgess
- 1925: Cecil Cooke
- 1926: Ken Kennedy
- 1927: Hermon Phillips
- 1928: Ray Barbuti
- 1929: Reggie Bowen
- 1930-31: Vic Williams
- 1932: Bill Carr
- 1933-34: Ivan Fuqua
- 1935: Eddie O'Brien
- 1936: Harold Smallwood
- 1937-38: Ray Malott
- 1939: Erwin Miller
- 1940-41: Grover Klemmer
- 1942-43: Cliff Bourland
- 1944: Elmore Harris
- 1945: Herb McKenley (JAM) * James Herbert
- 1946: Elmore Harris
- 1947: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Dave Bolen
- 1948: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Mal Whitfield
- 1949: George Rhoden (JAM) * Hugh Maiocco (3)
- 1950: George Rhoden (JAM) * Tom Cox (3)
- 1951: George Rhoden (JAM) * Dick Maiocco (3)
- 1952: Mal Whitfield
- 1953: Jesse Mashburn
- 1954: Jim Lea
- 1955: Charles Jenkins
- 1956: Tom Courtney
- 1957: Reggie Pearman
- 1958-59: Eddie Southern
- 1960-61: Otis Davis
- 1962-63: Ulis Williams
- 1964: Mike Larrabee
- 1965: Ollan Cassell
- 1966-69: Lee Evans
- 1970-71: John Smith
- 1972: Lee Evans
- 1973-74: Maurice Peoples
- 1975: Dave Jenkins (GBR) * Fred Newhouse
- 1976: Maxie Parks
- 1977: Robert Taylor
- 1978: Maxie Parks
- 1979: Willie Smith
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Willie Smith
- 1981-82: Cliff Wiley
- 1983: Sunder Nix
- 1984-85: Mark Rowe
- 1986: Darrell Robinson
- 1987: Butch Reynolds
- 1988: Tim Simon
- 1989: Antonio Pettigrew
- 1990: Steve Lewis
- 1991: Antonio Pettigrew
- 1992OT: Danny Everett
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Michael Johnson
- 1994: Antonio Pettigrew
- 1995-96OT: Michael Johnson
- 1997: Antonio Pettigrew
- 1998-99: Jerome Young
- 2000OT: Michael Johnson
- 2001: Derrick Brew
- 2002: Angelo Taylor
- 2003: Tyree Washington
- 2004OT-05: Jeremy Wariner
- 2006: Andrew Rock
- 2007: Angelo Taylor
- 2008OT-09: LaShawn Merritt
- 2010: Greg Nixon
- 2011: Tony McQuay
- 2012OT-13: LaShawn Merritt
- 2014: Gil Roberts
- 2015: David Verburg
- 2016OT: LaShawn Merritt
- 2017: Fred Kerley
- 2018: Kahmari Montgomery
- 2019: Fred Kerley
- 20212020 OT-22: Michael Norman
- 2023: Bryce Deadmon
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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