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Full name
  
Roman William Cress

Nationality
  
Marshall Islands


Sport
  
Track and field

Name
  
Roman Cress

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Born
  
August 2, 1977 (age 46) (
1977-08-02
)
Kaven, Maloelap Atoll

Roman William Cress (born August 2, 1977, in Kaven) is a track athlete from the Marshall Islands. He was born to an American father and Marshallese mother.

Cress has won the bronze medal in the 100 metres sprint at the 2006 Micronesia Games and gold in the 200 metres event at the same Games. He was the first Marshallese track athlete in history to compete in the Olympic Games, representing his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the 100 metres he finished 8th in his heat in a time of 11.18 seconds He is currently a school administrator at Robbinsdale Middle School in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

References

Roman William Cress Wikipedia