Ricardo Adrián Roach González (born 12 October 1972) is a retired

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an athlete who specialised in the

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events. He represented his country in the 200 metres at the

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, as well as

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and 1999 World Championships failing to reach the second round. In addition, he won several medals at regional level. He has a twin brother, Rodrigo Roach, who was also a sprinter.

Competition record

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 10.21 (+0.9 m/s) (Bogotá 1999) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 20.60 (+1.3 m/s) (Santiago 1998) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 45.92 (Santiago 1998) NR

References

1972 births Living people Chilean male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Chile Pan American Games competitors for Chile South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 South American Games 20th-century Chilean people 21st-century Chilean people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub