Jump to content

Gil Roberts

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Falcon8765 (talk | contribs) at 01:57, 21 August 2016 (wikilinks). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Gil Roberts
Calvin Smith, Gil Roberts, Manteo Mitchell
Personal information
BornMarch 15, 1989 (1989-03-15) (age 35)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
WeightTemplate:Unit weight
Sport
College teamTexas Tech Red Raiders
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing The  United States
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 4×400 m relay
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay

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 in the 2016 Summer Olympics, Roberts won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x400m relay.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Tech star anchors winning relay at World Championships". lubbockonline. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.texastech.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/062814aaa.html
  3. ^ "U.S. men reclaim the gold in 4x400 relay". USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 21 August 2016.