Tokyo, Japan (1964) |
EDWIN ANTHONY ROBERTS
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
August 12, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Belmont, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
Tranquillity Government School
North Carolina College (North Carolina Central), North Carolina, USA
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OLYMPIC EVENTS: |
Athletics:
200 meters
4 x 100 meters Relay
4 x 400 meters Relay
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CAREER: Roberts' career included the following significant accomplishments:
- 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games, Kingston, Jamaica - 200 meters (2nd, 21.40); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 40.7, with Vincent Ackoon, Wilton Jackson, and Cipriani Phillip); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:12.5, with Jose Betancourt, Wilton Jackson, and Roderick Manswell)
- 1962 British Commonwealth Games, Perth, Australia - 100 yards (Quarterfinals, 10.01); 220 yards (Quarterfinals, 22.22)
- 1964 Olympics, Tokyo, Japan - 200 meters (3rd, 20.6); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:01.7, with Kent Bernard, Wendell Mottley, Edwin Skinner, and alternate Cliff Bertrand)
- 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 100 meters (2nd, 10.3); 200 meters (1st, 20.7); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 40.6, with Henry Noel, Cipriani Phillip, and Winston Short); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:09.4, with Benedict Cayenne, Edwin Skinner, and Lennox Yearwood)
- 1966 British Commonwealth Games, Kingston, Jamaica - 100 yards (3rd, 9.52); 220 yards (2nd, 20.93); 4 x 440 yards Relay (1st, 3:02.8, with Kent Bernard, Wendell Mottley, and Lennox Yearwood)
- 1968 Olympics, Mexico City, Mexico - 200 meters (4th, 20.33); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 39.51, with Carl Archer, Raymond Fabien, and Winston Short); 4 x 400 meters Relay (6th, 3:04.5, with Euric Bobb, Benedict Cayenne, and George Simon)
- 1970 British Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, Scotland - 200 meters (2nd, 20.69); 400 meters (6th, 46.13); 4 x 100 meters Relay (6th, 40.37, with Carl Archer, Hasely Crawford, and John Mottley); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:05.49, with Kent Bernard, Benedict Cayenne, and Melville Wong Shing)
- 1971 Pan American Games, Cali, Colombia - 200 meters (2nd, 20.3); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Disqualified in Heat, with Raymond Fabien, Trevor James, and Rudolph Reid); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:04.58, with Kent Bernard, Benedict Cayenne, and Trevor James)
- 1972 Olympics, Munich, Germany - 200 meters (Quarterfinals, 20.99); 4 x 400 meters Relay (8th, 3:03.6, with Arthur Cooper, Charles Joseph, and Patrick Marshall)
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AWARD:
- 1969 - Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Bronze (for Athletics)
- 2005 - Central American and Caribbean Hall of Fame
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Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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