Anthony Romaniw Explained

Birth Date:15 September 1991
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario
Weight:80kg (180lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:800 metres
Education:University of Guelph[1]
Dartmouth College
Pb:800 = 1:45.60

Anthony Michael Romaniw (born September 15, 1991 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle-distance events, predominantly the 800m event.[2] [3] He competed in the 800 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he finished 15th.[2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without reaching the semifinals.

At St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, Romaniw was a four sport star in track and cross country where he was the MVP on both teams, badminton and was the captain of the hockey team three times. He ran two years at Dartmouth College[4] before moving back home to finish at the University of Guelph.

International competitions

Representing
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada12th (h)800 m1:49.26
2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia7th800 m1:49.04
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia34th (h)800 m1:47.98
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada15th (h)800 m1:56.55
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil27th (h)800 m1:47.59

Notes and References

  1. http://kazan2013.com/hide/en/-240/Participant/ParticipantInfo/0dd75428-2f2c-4660-a3ed-6c1b05f81812 2013 WUG bio
  2. http://olympic.ca/team-canada/anthony-romaniw/ COC Profile
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/canada/anthony-romaniw-256894 IAAF Profile
  4. Web site: Anthony Romaniw - Men's Cross Country.