Rey Robinson

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Reynaud Syverne "Rey" Robinson (born April 1, 1952 in Fort Meade , Florida ) is a former American sprinter .

On July 1, 1972, Eddie Hart and the 20-year-old Robinson set the world record in the 100-meter run with 9.9 seconds each at the US Trials in Eugene . This made the two of them, alongside Valery Borsov from the Soviet Union, one of the favorites for the Olympic Games in Munich .

Robinson won his prelim in 10.56 seconds. The Americans saw the first run in which Robinson had to compete in the ABC television studio in the Olympic Village because their coach Stan Wright did not know the schedule. When the Americans saw the live broadcast of the first intermediate run, they rushed into the stadium. Hart should have started in the second intermediate run, but he did not arrive in time. The third American, Robert Taylor , started in time for the third run. The final was won by Borsow sovereign before Taylor.

While Hart won Olympic gold with the US team in the 4 x 100 meter relay , Robinson was not used in the relay.

Best times

  • 100 m: 10.26 s, June 20, 1976, Eugene (hand-stopped: 9.9 s, July 1, 1972, Eugene)
  • 200 m : 20.4 s, April 25, 1970, Los Angeles

literature

  • Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .
  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996. Track and field athletics. German Society for Athletics Documentation, Neuss 2000

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personal data
SURNAME Robinson, Rey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Robinson, Reynaud Syverne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Meade , Florida