Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Rodney Martin (born 22 December 1982) is an American sprinter. Martin is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Western High School, where he played football and ran track. At the University of South Carolina Rodney became a 3x All Amercican and broke the indoor and outdoor 200m school records. Martin ran 4th place at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan in the 200m dash, missing the Bronze medal to Wallace Spearmon Jr by 100th of a second. The Americans placed 1st place (Tyson Gay), 3rd place (Wallace Spearmon Jr) and 4th place (Rodney Martin). Martin obtained the Gold medal as an alternate running on the Gold medal USA 4x100m relay that year. Martin made his first Olympic Team in 2008 in Beijing China, where he ran the first leg of the 4x100 meter relay.United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with Travis Padgett, Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay. In their qualification heat Martin ran the first leg of the race. They did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.. }
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- Rodney_Martin_(athlete) abstract "Rodney Martin (born 22 December 1982) is an American sprinter. Martin is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Western High School, where he played football and ran track. At the University of South Carolina Rodney became a 3x All Amercican and broke the indoor and outdoor 200m school records. Martin ran 4th place at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan in the 200m dash, missing the Bronze medal to Wallace Spearmon Jr by 100th of a second. The Americans placed 1st place (Tyson Gay), 3rd place (Wallace Spearmon Jr) and 4th place (Rodney Martin). Martin obtained the Gold medal as an alternate running on the Gold medal USA 4x100m relay that year. Martin made his first Olympic Team in 2008 in Beijing China, where he ran the first leg of the 4x100 meter relay.United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with Travis Padgett, Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay. In their qualification heat Martin ran the first leg of the race. They did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.".