Roman Cress

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Roman Cress
Personal information
Full nameRoman William Cress
NationalityFlag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
Born (1977-08-02) August 2, 1977 (age 48)
Kaven, Maloelap Atoll
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
(South) Pacific Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Santa Rita 200 m
Micronesian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Saipan 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Koror 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Koror 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Kolonia 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Saipan 100 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Apia 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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. [1] 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. [2]

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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. [3] 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 [4] He is currently a school administrator at Robbinsdale Middle School in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
1999 South Pacific Games Santa Rita, Guam 2nd200 m21.89 s
2002 Micronesian Games Kolonia, Pohnpei 2nd200 m22.43 s
2006 Micronesian Games Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 3rd100 m11.19 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
1st200 m22.66 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
2010 Micronesian Games Koror, Palau 2nd100 m11.20 s
2nd200 m23.15 s
2011 Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) Apia, Samoa 2nd100 m11.10 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1st200 m22.54 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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