Gil Roberts
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]
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| Born | March 15, 1989 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "U.S. men reclaim the gold in 4x400 relay". USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
- Gil Roberts at World Athletics
- Gil Roberts at the International Olympic Committee
- Gil Roberts at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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