Rodney Martin (born December 22, 1982) is an American sprinter. Martin is a native of

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. He attended

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, where he played football and ran track. At the University of South Carolina Rodney became a three-time All-American and broke the indoor and outdoor

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school records. Martin ran 4th place at the 2007 World Championships in

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, Japan in the 200m dash, missing the bronze medal to Wallace Spearmon Jr. by 100th of a second. The Americans placed 1st (

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), 3rd place (Wallace Spearmon Jr) and 4th place (Rodney Martin). Martin obtained the gold medal as an alternate running on the gold medal USA

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that year. Martin made his first Olympic Team in 2008 in Beijing China, where he ran the first leg of the 4 x 100 metre relay. Rodney has now turned his sights on Music, forming King Martin Music Group out of Houston Tx.

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. He competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with Travis Padgett,

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and

. In their qualification heat Martin ran the first leg of the race. They did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated. , Martin was serving in the

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Personal bests

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Rodney 1982 births American male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Sportspeople from Las Vegas South Carolina Gamecocks men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Nevada World Athletics Championships winners