 Rodney Martin in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-12-22)December 22, 1982 (age 42) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres,200 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personalbest(s) | 100 m: 9.95 s (Eugene 2008) 200 m: 19.99 s (Eugene 2008) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rodney Martin (born December 22, 1982) is an American sprinter.[1] Martin is a native ofLas Vegas,Nevada. He attendedWestern High School, where he played football and ran track. At theUniversity of South Carolina Rodney became a three-time All-American and broke the indoor and outdoor200 m school records. Martin ran 4th place at the2007 World Championships inOsaka,Japan in the 200 m dash, missing the bronze medal toWallace Spearmon Jr. by 100th of a second. The Americans placed 1st (Tyson Gay), 3rd place (Wallace Spearmon Jr) and 4th place (Rodney Martin). Martin obtained the gold medal as an alternate running on the gold medal USA4 × 100 m relay that year. Martin made his first Olympic Team in 2008 in Beijing China, where he ran the first leg of the 4 × 100 metre relay. Rodney has now turned his sights on Music, forming King Martin Music Group out of Houston Tx.
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing. He competed in the4 × 100 metres relay together withTravis Padgett,Darvis Patton andTyson Gay. In their qualification heat Martin ran the first leg of the race. They did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.[1]
As of 2014[update], Martin was serving in theUnited States Navy.[2]
| Distance | Time | Wind | Location / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.95 sec | +1.6 m/s | Eugene / June 28, 2008 |
| 200 m | 19.99 sec | +1.7 m/s | Eugene / July 6, 2008 |
| Distance | Time | Location / Date |
|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.75 sec | Fayetteville / February 27, 2005 |
| 200 m | 20.38 sec | Fayetteville / March 11, 2005 |
