Ian Andre Roberts (born December 18, 1973) is a former Guyanese Olympic athlete and educator. He is the former superintendent of the

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in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He is the current superintendent of the Des Moines Independent Community School District in

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Sports career

As a male middle distance runner from

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, Ian specialized in the 800m. He competed in the

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in Sydney, Australia. He won his first international medal, winning the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in Bridgetown, Barbados where he won the gold medal. He competed in the Middle Eastern Athletic Conference where he won several conference titles and placed sixth in the

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at the NCAA Championships. He went on to

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where he competed in the Big East Conference winning several championships, and making the NCAA finals in 1999. After winning conference titles in both Division 1 Conferences, he competed internationally. He competed in the 1999 World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, Japan but failed to advance past the quarter-finals. He competed in the 1999 World Outdoor Championships in Seville, Spain but failed to advance past the quarter-finals. He competed in the 1999 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, Canada where he fell in the 800m finals.

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