Roman William Cress (born August 2, 1977, in
Kaven) is a
track athlete from the
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...
. He was born to an
American
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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.
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. He was the first Marshallese track athlete in history to compete in the
Olympic Games
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, representing his country at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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. At the 100 metres he finished 8th in his heat in a time of 11.18 seconds
Athlete biography: Roman William Cress
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008 He is currently a school administrator at Robbinsdale Middle School in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
Achievements
See also
* Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Marshall Islands took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. The 2008 Summer Olympics were the Marshall Islands' first appearance at the Olympics. The delegation included five athletes, two ...
References
External links
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Sports reference biography
1977 births
Living people
Marshallese male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes for the Marshall Islands
People from the Ratak Chain
Marshallese people of American descent
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Marshall Islands
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