Roman William Cress

Roman Cress
Personal information
Full name Roman William Cress
Nationality  Marshall Islands
Born (1977-08-02) August 2, 1977
Kaven, Maloelap Atoll
Sport
Sport Track and field
Updated on 6 May 2013.

Roman William Cress (born August 2, 1977, in Kaven) is a track athlete from the Marshall Islands.[1] He was born to an American father and Marshallese mother.

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.[2] 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[3] 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. Beijing Outlook, nbcolympics.com
  3. Athlete biography: Roman William Cress, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008

External links


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