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Roger Gill (May 23, 1972 – March 2, 2008) was a Guyanese
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sprinter who competed in the
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. Born to mother Margaret White, and father Richard Gill. Gill ran a leg in the 4x400-meter relay, Guyana finished sixth out of seven teams and failed to qualify past the first round. Gill was a graduate of
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, where he still holds the school outdoor records in the 100- and 200-meters as well as holding the marks indoors at 200- and 400-meters. Gill married Annette Hicks in 1997 and had six children. Gill was killed in a car crash on March 2, 2008, in
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, when the car he was riding in hit a box truck; the driver also died.


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Roger Gill's profile at Sports Reference.com
1972 births 2008 deaths Guyanese male sprinters Road incident deaths in New York City Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Guyana Stony Brook University alumni Guyanese emigrants to the United States 20th-century Guyanese people 21st-century Guyanese people {{Guyana-athletics-bio-stub