{{Short description|American sprinter}} {{distinguish|Ray Robinson (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Rey Robinson | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = Reynaud Syverne Robinson | nationality = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|4|1}} | birth_place = Fort Meade, Florida, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 0 in | weight = 146 lb | country = {{USA}} | sport = Track and field | event = 100m dash, 200m | pb = 100 m –{{spaces|3}}9.9 (1972)<br>220 yd – 20.8 (1974) | club = | alma_mater = Florida A&M | retired = | olympics = 1972 quarterfinal heat | highestranking = | show-medals = no }} '''Reynaud Syverne "Rey" Robinson''' (born April 1, 1952) is a former American athlete, one of the world's top sprinters in the early 1970s.
At age twenty on July 1, 1972, Robinson finished second to Eddie Hart in the 100 meters at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, equalling the world record at 9.9 {{nowrap|seconds.<ref name=ergjuhr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v6xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4321%2C149959 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Uhrhammer |first=Jerry |title=Two world records tied at trials |date=July 2, 1972 |page=1A}}</ref><ref name=ergblnw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v6xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4349%2C286125 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Hart streaks to 9.9 clocking, equals world 100-meter mark |date=July 2, 1972 |page=1C}}</ref><ref name=srbpwr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ku0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6933%2C736050|work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Payne |first=Bob |title=Hart, Wottle match world race records |date=July 2, 1972 |page=1, sports}}</ref><ref name=lmtapwot>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vaFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4250%2C249978 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=Wottle equals world 800 mark in Olympic trial win over Jim Ryun |date=July 2, 1972 |page=11 }}</ref>}} Both were favorites at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held two months later.
However, they were eliminated in the 100 m race because their coach, Stan Wright, unknowingly using an outdated Olympic schedule to determine the starting time of their quarterfinal heat, failed to deliver them to the track on time. This failure due to disorganization created much controversy.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E5DD133EF93BA35752C1A96E958260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink ''Stan Wright, a U.S. Olympic Track Coach, Is Dead at 78'' by Frank Litsky, November 8, 1998, The NY Times article]</ref> Though still bitter at what occurred, Robinson declared he did not blame Wright for what happened.<ref name=latfanfg>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-29-sp-62209-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Harvey |first=Randy |title=Forgive and forget |date=November 29, 1993 |access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name=latrfghp>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-31-sp-olypostscript31-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Pugmire |first=Lance |title=Robinson Finally Gets Past His Pain |date=August 31, 2002 |access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> <!-- Hart won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay; the U.S. team set the world record at 38.19 seconds, a mark that stood for five years.-->
Robinson continued in the sport as head track coach at Florida A&M University (2001–2009),<ref name=latrfghp/><ref name=blog>{{cite web|url=https://rattlernation.blogspot.com/2009/05/famu-dismisses-both-track-coaches.html |work=Rattler Nation |title=FAMU dismisses both track coaches |date=May 20, 2009 |access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> coaching multiple Olympic medalist Walter Dix.
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==External links== *{{sports-reference}} – Olympic results
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