Roman William Cress (born August 2, 1977, in Kaven) is a track athlete from the

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. He was born to an

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father and Marshallese mother. Cress attended South High School and participated in Track as a student. He then attended MCTC, transferred to St. Thomas for his bachelor's degree and participated in Track as a student athlete. 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

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, representing his country at the

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. At the 100 metres he finished 8th in his heat in a time of 11.18 secondsAthlete biography: Roman William Cress
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008 He is currently a school administrator at Robbinsdale Middle School in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

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1977 births Living people Marshallese male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the Marshall Islands People from the Ratak Chain Marshallese people of American descent Micronesian Games bronze medalists for the Marshall Islands Micronesian Games gold medalists for the Marshall Islands Micronesian Games medalists in athletics Micronesian Games silver medalists for the Marshall Islands World Athletics Championships athletes for the Marshall Islands Pacific Games silver medalists for the Marshall Islands Pacific Games medalists in athletics 21st-century American sportsmen {{Marshalls-athletics-bio-stub

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