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(Redirected from Roman William Cress) Marshallese sprinter
Roman Cress
Personal information
Full nameRoman William Cress
Nationality Marshall Islands
Born (1977-08-02) August 2, 1977 (age 47)
Kaven, Maloelap Atoll
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Marshall Islands
(South) Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Santa Rita 200 m
Micronesian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Saipan 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Koror 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Koror 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kolonia 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Saipan 100 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apia 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Apia 100 m
Updated on 6 May 2013

Roman William Cress (born August 2, 1977, in Kaven) is a track athlete from the Marshall Islands. He was born to an American father and Marshallese mother. Cress attended South High School and participated in Track as a student. He then attended MCTC, transferred to St. Thomas for his bachelor's degree and participated in Track as a student athlete.

Cress has won the bronze medal in the 100 metres sprint at the 2006 Micronesia Games and gold in the 200 metres event at the same Games. He was the first Marshallese track athlete in history to compete in the Olympic Games, representing his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the 100 metres he finished 8th in his heat in a time of 11.18 seconds He is currently a school administrator at Robbinsdale Middle School in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Marshall Islands
1999 South Pacific Games Santa Rita, Guam 2nd 200 m 21.89 s
2002 Micronesian Games Kolonia, Pohnpei 2nd 200 m 22.43 s
2006 Micronesian Games Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 3rd 100 m 11.19 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
1st 200 m 22.66 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
2010 Micronesian Games Koror, Palau 2nd 100 m 11.20 s
2nd 200 m 23.15 s
2011 Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) Apia, Samoa 2nd 100 m 11.10 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1st 200 m 22.54 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)

See also

References

  1. Roman William Cress, yahoo.com
  2. MSC News Report, youtube.com
  3. Beijing Outlook, nbcolympics.com
  4. Athlete biography: Roman William Cress, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008

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