- Bob Roggy
Bob Roggy (born
1956-08-06 inHolmdel Township, New Jersey – died August 1986) was ajavelin throw er from theUnited States . He set the world best year performance in 1982, throwing 95.80 metres inStuttgart ,West Germany on1982-08-29 .A meet was named after him after Roggy's tragic death at age 30 in August 1986. 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 in 1986 in
Houston, Texas at the first Olympic Sports Festival.Roggy attended
Holmdel High School . [ [http://www.runningnetwork.com/news/26499.html USATF Notes; Marion, Monique and Tom Petronoff] ,USATF ,June 8 ,2007 . "The meet is hosted by Shore Athletic Club in cooperation with Holmdel High School, alma mater of the late Bob Roggy, a former world No. 1 in the javelin."]References
*iaaf name|id=139221|name=Bob RoggyFollowing his tragic 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
External links
* [http://www.newjerseyinternational.com/ToAllOurFriends.htm New Jersey International]
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