Roger Black
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Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | 400 m |
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1996 Atlanta | 4x400 m relay |
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1992 Barcelona | 4x400 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
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1991 Tokyo | 4x400 m relay |
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1997 Athens | 4x400 m relay |
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1987 Rome | 4x400 m relay |
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1991 Tokyo | 400 m |
| European Championships | ||
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1986 Stuttgart | 400 m |
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1986 Stuttgart | 4x400 m relay |
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1990 Split | 400 m |
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1990 Split | 4x400 m relay |
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1994 Helsinki | 4x400 m relay |
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1994 Helsinki | 400 m |
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1986 Edinburgh | 400m |
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1986 Edinburgh | 4x400m relay |
Roger Anthony Black MBE (born 31 March 1966) is a retired British athlete. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic Games and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the World and European Championships. Since retiring from athletics, he has worked as a television presenter and motivational speaker. In 2008, Black joined forces with fellow athlete Steve Backley and operate BackleyBlack LLP delivering Olympic Performance in the Workplace. Black has a collection of fifteen medals from major senior athletics competitions to add to his two European junior championship gold medals.
He was born in Gosport, Hampshire, to David (a doctor) and Thelma, with a twin sister Julia. He attended Alverstoke Church of England Primary School and Portsmouth Grammar School, becoming Head Boy in 1983/84. It was whilst playing football with a local team ( RPFC ) that he began demonstrating his prowess as a runner, scoring numerous goals as a flying forward leaving many defenders in his wake. He then joined athletics clubs, re-took one of his A-level exams and began studying medicine at the University of Southampton, but he left his course after three months as he had begun to achieve success as an athlete.
Black rose to prominence in 1985 when he won the European Junior Championships 400m in a time of 45.43 at the age of 19.
In 1986, Black graduated to the senior ranks and made a spectacular impact first winning at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 45.57, and then at the European Championships in Stuttgart, winning in a time of 44.59, his first British Record, breaking Derek Redmond's 44.82 record from the previous year. Having also won golds in both 4x400m relays at both of those events as well, Black's 1986 season had turned into a gold rush of four gold medals.
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