Rod Richard
American sprinter
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Born | (1932-02-08) February 8, 1932 (age 92) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[citation needed]
External links
- Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net
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- 1951: Rafael Fortún (CUB)
- 1955: Rod Richard (USA)
- 1959: Ray Norton (USA)
- 1963: Enrique Figuerola (CUB)
- 1967: Harry Jerome (CAN)
- 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM)
- 1975: Silvio Leonard (CUB)
- 1979: Silvio Leonard (CUB)
- 1983: Leandro Peñalver (CUB)
- 1987: Lee McRae (USA)
- 1991: Robson Caetano (BRA)
- 1995: Glenroy Gilbert (CAN)
- 1999: Bernard Williams (USA)
- 2003: Michael Frater (JAM)
- 2007: Churandy Martina (AHO)
- 2011: Lerone Clarke (JAM)
- 2015: Andre De Grasse (CAN)
- 2019: Mike Rodgers (USA)
- 2023: José Alnardo González (DOM)
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