Edwin Roberts

Edwin Anthony Roberts (born 12 August 1941) is a retired Trinidadian runner. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in various sprint events and had his best results in the 200 m, in which he finished third in 1964 and fourth in 1968. He also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay in 1964.[1]

This article is about the Olympic athlete. For the U.S. Representative from Nevada, see Edwin E. Roberts. For the Welsh settler in Patagonia, see Edwin Cynrig Roberts.

Edwin Roberts

Edwin Roberts (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Edwin Anthony Roberts
Born	12 August 1941 Belmont, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad[1]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
College team	NCCU Eagles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 y: 09.2 s 1964 100 m: 10.1 s 1969 200 m: 20.34 s 1968 4×400 y: 45.6 s, then WR, 1966
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 200 m 1964 Tokyo 4×400 m relay Pan American Games 1971 Cali 200 m 1971 Cali 4×400 m Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 100 yd 1966 Kingston 220 yd 1966 Kingston 4×440 yd 1970 Edinburgh 200 m 1970 Kingston 4×400 m Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 Kingston 200 m 1962 Kingston 4×100 m 1962 Kingston 4×400 m 1966 San Juan 200 m 1966 San Juan 100 m 1966 San Juan 4×100 m 1966 San Juan 4×400 m

Roberts attended North Carolina College in the United States between 1962 and 1966 where he was a member of the college track team. He was also part of the Trinidadian team that set a world record at 3:02.8 in the 4×440 yd relay at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.[2] He was among world's top ten sprinters from 1964 to 1971, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News.[3][4]

• In 1969 Roberts was awarded the Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Bronze.
• In 1984, he was inducted into the Alex M. Rivera Athletics Hall of Fame at North Carolina Central University.[5]
• In 1987, he was inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Sports Hall of Fame.[6]
• In 2005, he was inducted into the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation Hall of Fame.[7][8]

World Rankings

Year	100 m	200 m
1964	5th	3rd
1965	-	7th
1966	-	4th
1967	-	9th
1968	-	6th
1969	-	4th
1970	-	5th
1971	-	10th

References

1. Edwin Roberts, Sports Reference
2. Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p. 140.
3. "World Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
4. "World Rankings Index--Men's 200 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News.
5. Edwin Roberts, Induction Class of 1984, Track and Field, NCCU Eagles, Alex M. Rivera Athletics Hall of Fame. nccueaglepride.com.
6. "Roberts, Edwin", Trinidad and Tobago Sports Hall of Fame.
7. "Edwin Anthony ROBERTS", Hall of Fame, AthleCAC.org. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
8. "Hasely Crawford inducted into CAC Hall of Fame", Kwame Laurence - Trinidad Express - for the IAAF, IAAF Athletics, General News, 10 January 2006.