Roman William Cress

Roman Cress

Personal information
Full name	Roman William Cress
Nationality	Marshall Islands
Born	(1977-08-02) August 2, 1977 (age 40) Kaven, Maloelap Atoll
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Marshall Islands (South) Pacific Games 1999 Santa Rita 200 m Micronesian Games 2006 Saipan 200 m 2010 Koror 100 m 2010 Koror 200 m 2002 Kolonia 200 m 2006 Saipan 100 m Oceania Championships 2011 Apia 200 m 2011 Apia 100 m
Updated on 6 May 2013.

Roman William Cress (born August 2, 1977, in Kaven) is a track athlete from the Marshall Islands. He was born to an American father and Marshallese mother.

Cress has won the bronze medal in the 100 metres sprint at the 2006 Micronesia Games and gold in the 200 metres event at the same Games. He was the first Marshallese track athlete in history to compete in the Olympic Games, representing his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the 100 metres he finished 8th in his heat in a time of 11.18 seconds He is currently a school administrator at Robbinsdale Middle School in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

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