American sprinter (1964–2022)
Roddie Haley (December 6, 1964 – February 17, 2022) was an American sprinter .[ 1]
Biography Haley ran on the American 4 × 400 m relay team at the 1987 Pan American Games and 1987 World Championships , winning gold medals at both events. He also finished eighth in the individual 400 metres at the 1987 World Championships.
He was an NCAA 400 meter champion as a freshman in college at the University of Arkansas , with a time of 44.20 seconds. Haley was also a nine-time All-American (four indoor, five outdoor) for coach John McDonnell , and one of the Razorbacks’ top performers both on the indoor and outdoor ovals.
Haley was also a three-time NCAA champion, including twice in the indoor 500 meters (1986–87) and once in the outdoor 400 meters (1985). He earned SWC titles indoors in the 440 yard dash (1985) and 600 yard dash (1987), and was a three-time SWC outdoor champion in the 400 meters (1985–87). Haley further captured a SWC title at the conference outdoor meet in 1985 in the 4x100 meter relay . He remains the outdoor 400 meter record holder with a time of 44.48 set in 1986. Haley was part of four SWC and four NCAA team championships in his three seasons, including contributing to the first national triple crown in school history in 1985.
Haley was inducted into the University of Arkansas Hall of Honors on September 2, 2016. He died on February 17, 2022, at the age of 57.[ 2]
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1983 : Sergey Lovachov , Aliaksandr Trashchyla , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS)
1987 : Danny Everett , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Butch Reynolds , Michael Franks , Raymond Pierre (USA)
1991 : Roger Black , Derek Redmond , John Regis , Kriss Akabusi , Ade Mafe , Mark Richardson (GBR)
1993 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Antonio Pettigrew , Derek Mills (USA)
1995 : Marlon Ramsey , Derek Mills , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Kevin Lyles , Darnell Hall (USA)
1997 : Iwan Thomas , Roger Black , Jamie Baulch , Mark Richardson , Mark Hylton (GBR)
1999 : Tomasz Czubak , Robert Maćkowiak , Jacek Bocian , Piotr Haczek , Piotr Długosielski (POL)
2001 : Troy McIntosh , Avard Moncur , Carl Oliver , Timothy Munnings , Chris Brown (BAH)
2003 : Ahmed Douhou , Naman Keïta , Stéphane Diagana , Marc Raquil , Leslie Djhone (FRA)
2005 : Andrew Rock , Derrick Brew , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Miles Smith , LaShawn Merritt (USA)
2007 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Bershawn Jackson , Kerron Clement (USA)
2009 : Angelo Taylor , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , LaShawn Merritt , Lionel Larry , Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 : Greg Nixon , Bershawn Jackson , Angelo Taylor , LaShawn Merritt , Jamaal Torrance , Michael Berry (USA)
2013 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Arman Hall , LaShawn Merritt , James Harris , Joshua Mance (USA)
2015 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Bryshon Nellum , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , Vernon Norwood (USA)
2017 : Jarrin Solomon , Jereem Richards , Machel Cedenio , Lalonde Gordon , Renny Quow (TRI)
2019 : Fred Kerley , Michael Cherry , Wilbert London , Rai Benjamin , Tyrell Richard , Vernon Norwood , Nathan Strother (USA)
2022 : Elija Godwin , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Trevor Bassitt , Champion Allison , Michael Norman (USA)
2023 : Quincy Hall , Vernon Norwood , Justin Robinson , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Bassitt , Matthew Boling , Christopher Bailey (USA)
1951 : B. Brown , M. Whitfield , J. Voight , H. Maiocco (USA )
1955 : J. Mashburn , L. Spurrier , J. Lea , L. Jones (USA )
1959 : Mel Spence , G. Kerr , Mal Spence , B. Ince (BWI )
1963 : O. Cassell , J. Johnson , R. Edmunds , E. Young (USA )
1967 : V. Matthews , E. Taylor , E. Stinson , L. Evans (USA )
1971 : J. Smith , D. Alexander , F. Newhouse , T. Turner (USA )
1975 : H. Frazier , R. Taylor , M. Peoples , R. Ray (USA )
1979 : T. Darden , M. Peoples , H. Frazier , J. Walker (USA )
1983 : A. Babers , M. Bradley , J. Rolle , E. Carey (USA )
1987 : R. Pierre , K. Robinzine , R. Haley , M. Rowe (USA )
1991 : H. Herrera , A. Pavó , J. Valentín , L. Martínez (CUB )
1995 : J. Crusellas , N. Téllez , O. Mena , I. García (CUB )
1999 : D. Clarke , M. McDonald , D. McFarlane , G. Haughton (JAM )
2003 : D. Clarke , L. Spence , S. Ayre , M. Campbell (JAM )
2007 : A. Williams , A. Moncur , M. Mathieu , C. Brown (BAH )
2011 : N. Ruíz , R. Acea , O. Cisneros , W. Collazo (CUB )
2015 : R. Quow , J. Solomon , E. Mayers , M. Cedenio (TTO )
2019 : J. Perlaza , D. Palomeque , J. Solís , A. Zambrano (COL )
2023 : L. Carvalho , M. Lima , D. Hernandes , L. Vilar (BRA )