Rod Richard
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Rodney ("Rod") Richard (born February 8, 1932) is an American athlete who competed in the 1955 Pan American Games.
At the 1955 Pan American Games he won the gold medal in the 100 metre event as well as in the 200 metre competition. He was also a member of the American relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×100 metre contest.
In 1956 he failed to qualify for the Olympics after finishing seventh in the 100 metre event as well as in the 200 metre competition at the USA Olympic Trials in Los Angeles.
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- 1951: United States (Campbell, Bragg, Attlesey, Voight)
- 1955: United States (Richard, Williams, Thomas, Bennett)
- 1959: United States (Norton, Poynter, Woodhouse, Jones)
- 1963: United States (Young, Cassell, Johnson, Murchison)
- 1967: United States (Bright, Copeland, Turner, McCullouch)
- 1971: Jamaica (Daley, Quarrie, Lawson, Miller)
- 1975: United States (Collins, Edwards, Brown, Merrick)
- 1979: United States (Glance, Roberson, Wiley, Riddick)
- 1983: United States (Jackson, Robinson, Quow, Graddy)
- 1987: United States (Lewis, McNeill, McRae, Glance)
- 1991: Cuba (Peñalver, Stevens, Aguilera, Lamela)
- 1995: Cuba (Isasi, Aguilera, Lamela, García)
- 1999: Brazil (É. Ribeiro, de Oliveira, A. da Silva, C. da Silva)
- 2003: Brazil (de Lima, É. Ribeiro, A. da Silva, C. da Silva)
- 2007: Brazil (de Lima, R. Ribeiro, Moraes, Viana)
- 2011: Brazil (Feitosa, Viana, André, de Barros)
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1876-1878
New York Athletic Club |
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1879-1888
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1888-1979
Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980-1992
The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards
USA Track & Field |
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- 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.
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Richard, Rod |
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American sprinter |
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February 8, 1932 |
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