Rey Robinson
Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox sportsperson Reynaud Syverne "Rey" Robinson (born April 1, 1952) is a former American athlete, one of the world's top sprinters in the early 1970s.
At age twenty on July 1, 1972, Robinson finished second to Eddie Hart in the 100 meters at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, equalling the world record at 9.9 Template:Nowrap Both were favorites at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held two months later.
However, they were eliminated in the 100 m race because their coach, Stan Wright, unknowingly using an outdated Olympic schedule to determine the starting time of their quarterfinal heat, failed to deliver them to the track on time. This failure due to disorganization created much controversy.<ref>Stan Wright, a U.S. Olympic Track Coach, Is Dead at 78 by Frank Litsky, November 8, 1998, The NY Times article</ref> Though still bitter at what occurred, Robinson declared he did not blame Wright for what happened.<ref name=latfanfg>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=latrfghp>Template:Cite news</ref>
Robinson continued in the sport as head track coach at Florida A&M University (2001–2009),<ref name=latrfghp/><ref name=blog>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> coaching multiple Olympic medalist Walter Dix.
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- Template:Sports-reference – Olympic results