David Roberts
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David Roberts is a athlete from United States (age 75).
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- Full Name
- David Roberts
- Born
- July 23, 1951
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- Age
- 75 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Leo
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- Nationality
- 🇺🇸 United States
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- Profession
- Athlete, Sprinter / Track Athlete
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Biography
David Roberts is 75 years old, an athlete, from United States.
David Luther Roberts (born July 23, 1951) is an American retired pole vaulter and practicing physician. He won a silver medal at the 1971 Pan America Games and a bronze at the 1976 Olympics. Domestically he held the NCAA title in 1971–1973 and the AAU title in 1972 and 1974. He set two world records, in 1975 and 1976. During the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials, Roberts broke his pole.
His rival and then world record holder Earl Bell lent him his pole, and Roberts won the Trials with a new world record of 5.70 m.
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