Handal Roban
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:45.36 (Philadelphia, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Handal Roban (born 5 September 2002) is a middle distance runner from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 800 metres.[1]
Early life
[edit]He attended Jamaica College, and Penn State University in the United States. He was a gold and bronze medallist at the Junior Carifta Games in 2018. Roban was a bronze medallist at the 2019 North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Under-18 Championships in Mexico.[2][3]
Career
[edit]He won a silver medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas over 800 metres.[4] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England in the 800 metres.[5]
In June 2023, he lowered the national record for the 800 metres to 1:45.95 whilst running at the NCAA final in Austin, Texas in 2023.[6] He won the gold medal over 800 metres at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.[7] He won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in July 2023.[8] He competed in the 800 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[9]
He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Handal Roban". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Handal Roban lowers his own record". Searchlight. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Penn State track athlete Handal Roban qualifies for Olympics". psucollegian.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Handal Roban gifts SVG Open silver medal at NACAC". Searchlight. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "SVG's Handal Roban looks to set new national record at Birmingham 2022". caribbean.loopnews. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Handal Roban lowers national 800m all-time record". Searchlight. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Handal Roban adds another gold to NACAC medal tally". Searchlight. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "SVG wins gold in 800m at CAC Games". Searchlight. July 7, 2023.
- ^ "SVG sends one to World Championships". searchlight.vc. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Team SVG track and field kits unveiled ahead of Paris Olympic Games". caribbean.loopnews. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Olympic athletes for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Penn State Nittany Lions men's track and field athletes
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines male middle-distance runners
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics