Rod Richard

Personal information

Born

February 8, 1932

Medal record

Men's Athletics
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
	1955 Mexico City	100 metre
	1955 Mexico City	200 metre
	1955 Mexico City	4×100 metre

Rodney ("Rod") Richard (born February 8, 1932) is an American athlete who competed in the 1955 Pan American Games.

At the 1955 Pan American Games he won the gold medal in the 100 metre event as well as in the 200 metre competition. He was also a member of the American relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×100 metre contest.

In 1956 he failed to qualify for the Olympics after finishing seventh in the 100 metre event as well as in the 200 metre competition at the USA Olympic Trials in Los Angeles.

External links

Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net

Pan American Games Champions in Men's 100 m

1951: Rafael Fortún (CUB)
1955: Rod Richard (USA)
1959: Ray Norton (USA)
1963: Enrique Figuerola (CUB)
1967: Harry Jerome (CAN)
1971: Don Quarrie (JAM)
1975–1979: Silvio Leonard (CUB)
1983: Leandro Peñalver (CUB)
1987: Lee McRae (USA)
1991: Robson da Silva (BRA)
1995: Glenroy Gilbert (CAN)
1999: Bernard Williams (USA)
2003: Michael Frater (JAM)
2007: Churandy Martina (AHO)
2011: Lerone Clarke (JAM)
2015: Andre De Grasse (CAN)

Pan American Games Champions in Men's 200 m

1951: Rafael Fortún (CUB)
1955: Rod Richard (USA)
1959: Ray Norton (USA)
1963: Rafael Romero (VEN)
1967: John Carlos (USA)
1971: Don Quarrie (JAM)
1975: James Gilkes (GUY)
1979: Silvio Leonard (CUB)
1983: Elliott Quow (USA)
1987: Floyd Heard (USA)
1991: Robson da Silva (BRA)
1995: Iván García (CUB)
1999: Claudinei da Silva (BRA)
2003: Kenny Brokenburr (USA)
2007: Brendan Christian (ANT)
2011: Roberto Skyers (CUB)
2015: Andre De Grasse (CAN)

Pan American Games Champions in Men's 4x100 metres

1951: United States (Campbell, Bragg, Attlesey, Voight)
1955: United States (Richard, Williams, Thomas, Bennett)
1959: United States (Norton, Poynter, Woodhouse, Jones)
1963: United States (Young, Cassell, Johnson, Murchison)
1967: United States (Bright, Copeland, Turner, McCullouch)
1971: Jamaica (Daley, Quarrie, Lawson, Miller)
1975: United States (Collins, Edwards, Brown, Merrick)
1979: United States (Glance, Roberson, Wiley, Riddick)
1983: United States (Jackson, Robinson, Quow, Graddy)
1987: United States (Lewis, McNeill, McRae, Glance)
1991: Cuba (Peñalver, Stevens, Aguilera, Lamela)
1995: Cuba (Isasi, Aguilera, Lamela, García)
1999: Brazil (É. Ribeiro, de Oliveira, A. da Silva, C. da Silva)
2003: Brazil (de Lima, É. Ribeiro, A. da Silva, C. da Silva)
2007: Brazil (de Lima, R. Ribeiro, de Moraes, Viana)
2011: Brazil (Feitosa, Viana, André, de Barros)
2015: United States (Lee, Spearmon, Williams, McClain)

US National Championship winners in men's 200-meter dash

1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Not held 1877: Edward Merritt 1878: Wm. Willmer

1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–81: Lon Myers 1882–83: Henry Brooks 1884: Lon Myers 1885–86: Malcolm Ford 1887–88^{Note 1}: Fred Westing

1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889: John Owen 1890: Fred Westing 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tommy Lee 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 1898: James Maybury 1899: Maxie Long 1900: William Edwards 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: William Hogenson 1905: Archie Hahn 1906: Ralph Young 1907: Harold Huff 1908: W.F. Keating 1909: Waring Dawbarn 1910: Gwin Henry 1911: John Nelson 1912: Alvah Meyer 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Irving Howe 1915: Robert Morse 1916–17: Andy Ward 1918: Loren Murchison 1919: Henry Williams 1920^OT-21: Charley Paddock 1922: Al LeConey 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charley Paddock 1925: Jackson Scholz 1926: Tom Sharkey 1927–28^OT: Charley Borah 1929: Eddie Tolan 1930: George Simpson 1931: Eddie Tolan 1932^OT-36: Ralph Metcalfe 1937: Jack Weiershauser 1938: Mack Robinson 1939: Barney Ewell 1940–43: Harold Davis 1944: Charles Parker 1945: Elmore Harris 1946–47: Barney Ewell 1948: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) * Cliff Bourland 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Robert Tyler 1951: James Ford 1952–53: Andy Stanfield 1954: Art Bragg 1955: Rod Richard 1956: Thane Baker 1957: Ollan Cassell 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959–60: Ray Norton 1961–63: Paul Drayton 1964: Henry Carr 1965: Adolph Plummer 1966: Jim Hines 1967–68: Tommie Smith 1969: John Carlos 1970: Ben Vaughn 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) (^USA Larry Black) 1972: Chuck Smith 1973: Steve Williams 1974–75: Don Quarrie (JAM) (^USA Reggie Jones - both years) 1976: Millard Hampton 1977: Derald Harris 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: Dwayne Evans

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: LaMonte King 1981: Jeff Phillips 1982: Calvin Smith 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Brady Crain 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Floyd Heard 1987: Carl Lewis 1988: Larry Myricks 1989: Floyd Heard 1990–92^OT: Michael Johnson

1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Michael Marsh 1994: Ron Clark 1995–96^OT: Michael Johnson 1997: Jon Drummond 1998: Gentry Bradley 1999: Maurice Greene 2000^OT: John Capel 2001: Shawn Crawford 2002–03: Darvis Patton 2004^OT: Shawn Crawford 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006: Wallace Spearmon 2007: Tyson Gay 2008^OT: Walter Dix 2009: Shawn Crawford 2010: Wallace Spearmon 2011: Walter Dix 2012^OT: Wallace Spearmon 2013: Tyson Gay 2014: Curtis Mitchell 2015–16^OT: Justin Gatlin

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. *USA: Leading American athlete

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