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Roger Gill (sprinter)

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Roger Gill
Born
Roger Gill

(1972-05-23)May 23, 1972
Guyana
DiedMarch 2, 2008(2008-03-02) (aged 35)
Alma materStony Brook University
SpouseAnnette Hicks

Roger Gill (May 23, 1972 – March 2, 2008) was a Guyanese Olympic sprinter who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born to mother Margaret White, and father Richard Gill. Gill ran a leg in the 4x400-meter relay, Guyana finished sixth out of seven teams and failed to qualify past the first round.

Gill was a graduate of Stony Brook University, where he still holds the school outdoor records in the 100- and 200-meters as well as holding the marks indoors at 200- and 400-meters. Roger is the only S.B. freshman to earn All-American status. [citation needed]

Gill married Annette Hicks in 1997 and had six children.[citation needed]

Gill was killed in a car crash on March 2, 2008, in Brooklyn, New York, when the car he was riding in hit a box truck; the driver also died.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Oly sprinter Gill killed in car crash Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Sports Illustrated
  2. ^ "Olympic sprinter among five dead in city car crashes". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
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