Ian Roberts (athlete)
Ian Andre Roberts (born December 18, 1973) is a male middle distance runner from Guyana, South America who specializes in the 800m.[1] He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where he was tripped in the quarter finals. He won his first international medal, winning the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in Bridgetown, Barbados where he won the gold medal. He studied at Coppin State University, St. John's University, Morgan State University, Harvard University, and Georgetown University.
He competed in the Middle Eastern Athletic Conference where he won several conference titles and placed sixth in the 800m at the NCAA Championships. He went on to St. John's University where he competed in the Big East Conference winning several championships, and making the NCAA finals in 1999.
After winning conference titles in both Division 1 Conferences, he competed internationally. He competed in the 1999 World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, Japan but failed to advance past the quarter finals. He competed in the 1999 World Outdoor Championships in Seville, Spain but failed to advance past the quarter finals. He competed in the 1999 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, Canada where he fell in the 800m finals.