Richson Simeon
Richson Simeon 
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| nation |
 Marshall Islands
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| birthday | 5th October 1997 (age 22) |
| place of birth |
Costa Mesa , United States
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| size | 155 cm |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| Career | |
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| discipline | sprint |
| Best performance | 100 m: 11.81 s |
| society | Sacramento City College Track and Field |
| last change: January 1st, 2020 | |
Richson Simeon (born October 5, 1997 in Costa Mesa , California ) is a track and field athlete from the Marshall Islands . His competition weight is 78 kg with a height of 1.55 m.
He has attended Sacramento City College in Sacramento , California since 2015 .
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , he started in the 100-meter run . With a time of 11.81 s, he did not get beyond the qualifying round. At the opening ceremony he marched in with the flag bearer and weightlifter Mathlynn Sasser in a traditional Jobwa costume.
Web links
- Athlete portrait of Richson Simeon at World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ profile page in the 2016 Olympic Games (English)
- ↑ The indication of the height of 1.55 m comes from his profile page at the Olympic Games 2016. In an article by Rodger Sherman at SB Nation on August 19, 2016, Simeon's height is estimated at 5'10, i.e. 1.78 m, see The story of the slowest athletes at the Rio Olympics, and why they compete .
- ↑ Opening spectacle hits a few home truths for the Marshall Islands . Article by Simon Thomson from August 8, 2016 on foxsportspulse.com (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Simeon, Richson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Marshal athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Costa Mesa , United States |