Rodney Martin (athlete)
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| Nationality |  United States |
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| Born | December 22, 1982 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.95 s (Eugene 2008) 200m: 19.99 s (Eugene 2008) |
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Medal record
2007 4x100m Gold
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Rodney Martin (born December 22, 1982) is an American sprinter.[1] Martin is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Western High School, where he played football and ran track. At the University of South Carolina Rodney became a 3x All Amercican and broke the indoor and outdoor 200m school records. Martin ran 4th place at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan in the 200m dash, missing the Bronze medal to Wallace Spearmon Jr by 100th of a second. The Americans placed 1st place (Tyson Gay), 3rd place (Wallace Spearmon Jr) and 4th place (Rodney Martin). Martin obtained the Gold medal as an alternate running on the Gold medal USA 4x100m relay that year. Martin made his first Olympic Team in 2008 in Beijing China, where he ran the first leg of the 4x100 meter relay.
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with Travis Padgett, Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay. In their qualification heat Martin ran the first leg of the race. They did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.[1]
Martin is currently serving as a Boatswain's Mate in the U.S. Navy. He enlisted through the All-Navy Sports program.[2]
Personal bests
Outdoor
| Distance | Time | Wind | Location / Date |
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| 100m | 9.95 sec | + 1.6 m/s | Eugene / June 28, 2008 |
| 200m | 19.99 sec | + 1.7 m/s | Eugene / July 6, 2008 |
Indoor
| Distance | Time | Location / Date |
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| 60m | 6.75 sec | Fayetteville / February 27, 2005 |
| 200m | 20.38 sec | Fayetteville / March 11, 2005 |
References
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- ↑ http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140706/NEWS/307060012/At-sea-sprinter-Track-star-turned-yeoman-his-path-fleet
External links
- Use mdy dates from July 2014
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- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1982 births
- American sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Sportspeople from Las Vegas, Nevada
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's track and field athletes
