Duane Ross
Randolph Duane Ross (born December 5, 1972 in Shelby ) is a former American athlete who specialized in hurdles .
The greatest success of his career Ross achieved with winning the bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville . He reached the goal in a personal best of 13.12 s behind the British Colin Jackson and Anier García from Cuba.
In addition, Ross was twice fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at IAAF World Indoor Championships ( 1997 in Paris and 1999 in Maebashi ) and reached the semi-finals in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens .
Due to the results of the investigation into the BALCO affair , Ross was banned from the US Anti-Doping Agency for two years in February 2010. In addition, all of his competition results were retrospectively canceled as of November 2, 2001.
Duane Ross is 1.83 m tall and had a competition weight of 78 kg.
Top performances
- 110 m hurdles: 13.12 s, 25 August 1999, Seville
- 60 m hurdles (hall): 7.42 s, February 16, 1999, Madrid
Web links
- Duane Ross in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Duane Ross in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ ESPN: Ross suspended two years , February 5, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ross, Duane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ross, Randolph Duane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shelby (North Carolina) , North Carolina , United States |