Bob Roggy (August 6, 1956 in

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, United States – August 4, 1986) was a

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er from the

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. He set the world best year performance in 1982, throwing 95.80 metres in

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on August 29. Earlier in 1982, Roggy set the American record in the Javelin at the Bruce Jenner Invitational, beating

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's 12-year-old record. Previously, while a senior at

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he won the

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s in 1978. Roggy was killed in an accident where he fell out of the back of a pick-up truck in 1986 in

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, Texas, at the first Olympic Sports Festival. Roggy attended

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.USATF Notes; Marion, Monique and Tom Petronoff
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, June 8, 2007. "The meet is hosted by Shore Athletic Club in cooperation with Holmdel High School, alma mater of the late Bob Roggy, a former world No. 1 in the javelin." Following his death, a scholarship was set up in memory. Every year the two best athletes at Holmdel High get the opportunity to follow in his footsteps with an athletic scholarship.

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