Bob Roggy
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Bob Roggy was a javelin throw
er from the United States
. He set the world best year performance in 1982, throwing 95.80 metres in Stuttgart
, West Germany
on 1982-08-29. Earlier in 1982, Roggy set the American record in the Javelin at the Bruce Jenner
Invitational, beating Mark Murro's 12 year old record. Previously while a senior at Southern Illinois University
he won the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
s in 1978.
A meet was named after him after Roggy's death, who was killed two days short of his 30th birthday. The meet name became the New Jersey International Meet in 1988, with the Bob Roggy Memorial Javelin Throw a feature event within it. Roggy was killed in an accident where he fell out of the back of a pick-up truck in 1986 in Houston, Texas
at the first Olympic Sports Festival.
Roggy attended Holmdel High School
. Following his death, a scholarship was set up in memory. Every year the two best athletes at Holmdel High get the opportunity to follow in his footsteps with an athletic scholarship.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He set the world best year performance in 1982, throwing 95.80 metres in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
on 1982-08-29. Earlier in 1982, Roggy set the American record in the Javelin at the Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner
William Bruce Jenner is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite and television personality. He won the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics....
Invitational, beating Mark Murro's 12 year old record. Previously while a senior at Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses...
he won the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
The NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate outdoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It has three divisions: Division I, II, and III. Athlete's individual performances earn points for their institution and...
s in 1978.
A meet was named after him after Roggy's death, who was killed two days short of his 30th birthday. The meet name became the New Jersey International Meet in 1988, with the Bob Roggy Memorial Javelin Throw a feature event within it. Roggy was killed in an accident where he fell out of the back of a pick-up truck in 1986 in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
at the first Olympic Sports Festival.
Roggy attended Holmdel High School
Holmdel High School
Holmdel High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school located in Holmdel Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, operating as the only high school in the Holmdel Township Public Schools...
. Following his death, a scholarship was set up in memory. Every year the two best athletes at Holmdel High get the opportunity to follow in his footsteps with an athletic scholarship.