Gil Roberts

Gil Roberts (born March 15, 1989) is an American athlete who specializes in the 200 m and 400 m. He is an Olympic gold medallist and World Championship silver medallist in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay.

Gil Roberts

Calvin Smith, Gil Roberts, Manteo Mitchell
Personal information
Born	(1989-03-15) March 15, 1989 (age 36) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	79.5 kg (175 lb)
Sport
College team	Texas Tech Red Raiders
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 2017 London 4 × 400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 4 × 400 m relay

Career

He competed for Texas Tech under coach Wes Kittley at the NCAA level. He was a member of the USA team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.^[1] Roberts won the 2014 US Outdoor championship in 44.53 on June 28 in Sacramento, California.^[2]

While competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Roberts won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.^[3] Another Texas Tech athlete, Michael Mathieu won bronze in the same event competing for the Bahamas.

Anti-doping rules violations

Roberts has been issued with three anti-doping rules violations (ADRV) during his career. In 2017 he tested positive for probenecid, but a tribunal hearing found that he "ingested [the] prohibited substance without fault or negligence" after the source was deemed to have occurred after kissing his girlfriend and therefore received no sanctions from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).^[4] The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) challenged the decision, but a tribunal dismissed their appeal.^[5]

In 2022, Roberts received a 16 month competition ban after testing positive for unintentional use of andarine and ostarine.^[6][7]

In June 2024, Roberts received an eight-year competition ban after testing positive for ostarine and other prohibited substances.^[8][9][10]