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American sprinter
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] On 21 June 2024 he was sanctioned by the USADS for doping violations. [3]
While competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Roberts won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.[4] 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.
- ^ "Independent Arbitrator Imposes Eight-Year Sanction on Track & Field Athlete Gil Roberts for Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation". 21 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "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
US National Championship winners in men's indoor 400-meter dash | |
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1981–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 440 yards (1981–1986), 400 meters (1987–date) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years starting 2015 |
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