Roger Gill (sprinter) explained

Roger Gill
Birth Name:Roger Gill
Birth Date:23 May 1972
Birth Place:Guyana
Death Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Spouse:Annette Hicks
Alma Mater:Stony Brook University

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.

Gill married Annette Hicks in 1997 and had six children.

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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Notes and References

  1. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/03/03/sprinter.killed.ap/index.html Oly sprinter Gill killed in car crash
  2. Web site: Olympic sprinter among five dead in city car crashes . . 2008-09-05 . 2008-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906191201/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/02/2008-03-02_olympic_sprinter_among_five_dead_in_city.html . live .