Richson Simeon

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Richson Simeon
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
Born (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 28)
Costa Mesa, California, USA
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
Sport Athletics
Event
100 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m: 11.81 (2016)

Richson Simeon (born October 5, 1997) is an American-Marshallese sprinter. [1] He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Simeon lives in Sacramento, California. The Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee recruited him after watching a video of his high school football highlights; before the NOC contacted him, Simeon had never competed in a sprint. The Olympics were his fifth competitive race; while his time of 11.81 seconds was tied for the slowest in the men's 100 metres, it was a personal best for him. [3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st (p)100 m 11.81
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 35th (h)60 m 7.81

Personal Bests

Outdoor

EventTimeVenueDate
100 m11.81 Rio de Janeiro, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 13 August 2016

References

  1. ↑ Richson Simeon | Profile | iaaf.org
  2. ↑ Richson Simeon Archived 2016-08-13 at the Wayback Machine . Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
  3. ↑ Sherman, Rodger (August 19, 2016). "The story of the slowest athletes at the Rio Olympics, and why they compete". SB Nation . Retrieved August 19, 2016.


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