 Calvin Smith, Gil Roberts, Manteo Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1989-03-15) March 15, 1989 (age 35) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79.5 kg (175 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Texas Tech Red Raiders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gil Roberts (born March 15, 1989) is an American athlete who specializes in the 200 m and 400 m. He is an Olympic gold medallist and World Championship silver medallist in the men's 4×400 metres relay.
Career
He competed for Texas Tech under coach Wes Kittley at the NCAA level. He was a member of the USA team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4×400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Roberts won the 2014 US Outdoor championship in 44.53 on June 28 in Sacramento, California.
While competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Roberts won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. Another Texas Tech athlete, Michael Mathieu won bronze in the same event competing for the Bahamas.
Anti-doping rules violations
Roberts has been issued with three anti-doping rules violations (ADRV) during his career. In 2017 he tested positive for probenecid, but a tribunal hearing found that he "ingested prohibited substance without fault or negligence" after the source was deemed to have occurred after kissing his girlfriend and therefore received no sanctions from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) challenged the decision, but a tribunal dismissed their appeal.
In 2022, Roberts received a 16 month competition ban after testing positive for unintentional use of andarine and ostarine.
In June 2024, Roberts received an eight-year competition ban after testing positive for ostarine and other prohibited substances.
References
- "Tech star anchors winning relay at World Championships". lubbockonline. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- "TEXASTECH.COM Roberts Wins Gold at U.S. Championships - Texas Tech University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- "U.S. men reclaim the gold in 4x400 relay". USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Gil Roberts: Sprinter ingested banned substance by kissing girlfriend". BBC News. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- "Sprinter Gil Roberts' 'passionate kissing' defense upheld by appeals court". ESPN. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- Kelsall, Christopher (10 December 2022). "American sprinter Gil Roberts suspended 16 months for doping, for the second time". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- Dickinson, Marley (8 December 2022). "U.S. Olympic gold medallist Gil Roberts banned 16 months for doping". Canadian Running. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- "Independent Arbitrator Imposes Eight-Year Sanction on Track & Field Athlete Gil Roberts for Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation". 21 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- "Roberts hit with eight-year doping ban after second violation". Reuters. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- "US athlete Roberts handed doping ban for second time". BBC News. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
- Gil Roberts at www.USATF.org
- Gil Roberts at Team USA (archived)
- Gil Roberts at World Athletics
- Gil Roberts at Diamond League
- Gil Roberts at Olympics.com
- Gil Roberts at Olympic.org (archived)
- Gil Roberts at Olympedia (archive)
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American male sprinters
- Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Oklahoma
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Sportspeople from Oklahoma City
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- American Masters Athlete that competed in Olympics
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Doping cases in athletics
- American sportspeople in doping cases