Trecia Roberts Explained
Trecia Roberts (Thai: ทรีเซีย โรเบิร์ตส; born 4 February 1971 in Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) is a Thai-American 100 metres hurdles runner. She was born to a Thai mother and an African-American father.[1]
She competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor season,[2] but represented Thailand at the 1999 World Championships.[3]
She won the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships and bronze medals at the Asian Championships in 2002 and 2003 as well as the 2002 Asian Games, where she also helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. She finished sixth at the 2006 Asian Games.
She also competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005, the World Indoor Championships in 2001 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the final.
Her personal best time is 12.73 seconds, achieved in July 1998 in Flagstaff. She competed for the United States at the time, but later set a Thai record of 12.83 seconds.[4]
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 11th (sf) | 100m hurdles | 12.83 |
| 2000 | | Jakarta, Indonesia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100m hurdles | 13.01 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.14 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 14th (sf) | 100m hurdles | 13.15 |
| 19th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.51 |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 19th (h) | 60m hurdles | 8.34 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 23rd (h) | 100m hurdles | 13.27 |
| Southeast Asian Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100m hurdles | 13.21 |
| 2002 | | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3rd | 100m hurdles | 13.60 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.89 |
| Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 3rd | 100m hurdles | 13.07 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.25 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 27th (h) | 100m hurdles | 13.29 |
| Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 3rd | 100m hurdles | 13.29 |
| Southeast Asian Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100m hurdles | 13.45 (w) |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 34th (h) | 100m hurdles | 13.80 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 28th (h) | 100m hurdles | 13.93 |
| Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 7th (h) | 100m hurdles | 13.83[5] |
| Asian Indoor Games | Pattaya, Thailand | 3rd | 60m hurdles | 8.56 |
| Southeast Asian Games | Manila, Philippines | 3rd | 100m hurdles | 14.25 |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 100m hurdles | 13.75 | |
Notes and References
- Trecia Roberts . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924065814/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/trecia-roberts-1.html . 24 September 2013 . 27 October 2013.
- http://www2.iaaf.org/Results/lists/1999/Indoor/G/W/60H.txt IAAF top list, women's 60 metres hurdles 1999 (indoor)
- http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/history/Year=1999/EventCode=1822/gender=W/discipline=100H/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/index.html 1999 World Championships
- http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/CAC/PLEINAIR/HAI.htm Thai athletics records
- Did not finish in the final
