Rey Robinson

Rey Robinson
Personal information
Full name Reynaud Syverne Robinson
Born (1952-04-01) April 1, 1952
Fort Meade, Florida, U.S.
Residence Florida
Alma mater Florida A&M
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Sprint
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1972 quarterfinal heat
Personal best(s) 100 m –   9.9 (1972)
220 yd – 20.8 (1974)

Reynaud Syverne "Rey" Robinson (born April 1, 1952) is a former American athlete, one of the world's top sprinters in the early 1970s.

At age twenty on July 1, 1972, Robinson finished second to Eddie Hart in the 100 meters at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, equalling the world record at 9.9 seconds.[1][2][3][4] Both were favorites at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held two months later.

Although a co-holder of the world record for the 100 m, Robinson was absent for his quarterfinal heat and eliminated; both he and Hart were not at the stadium due to coach Stan Wright, who had outdated information about starting times.[5][6] Though still bitter at what had occurred, Robinson has declared he no longer blames Wright for what happened.[7][8]

Robinson continued in the sport as head track coach at Florida A&M University (2001–2009),[8][9] coaching multiple Olympic medalist Walter Dix.

References

  1. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (July 2, 1972). "Two world records tied at trials". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
  2. ↑ Newnham, Blaine (July 2, 1972). "Hart streaks to 9.9 clocking, equals world 100-meter mark". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  3. ↑ Payne, Bob (July 2, 1972). "Hart, Wottle match world race records". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  4. ↑ "Wottle equals world 800 mark in Olympic trial win over Jim Ryun". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. July 2, 1972. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Stan Wright: 'It was my fault'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 1, 1972. p. 3B.
  6. ↑ Stan Wright, a U.S. Olympic Track Coach, Is Dead at 78 by Frank Litsky, November 8, 1998, The NY Times article
  7. ↑ Harvey, Randy (November 29, 1993). "Forgive and forget". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Pugmire, Lance (August 31, 2002). "Robinson Finally Gets Past His Pain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "FAMU dismisses both track coaches". Rattler Nation. May 20, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2018.



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