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{{Short description|Canadian sprinter (born 1985)}}
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'''Richard Adu-Bobie''' (born 12 January 1985) is a Canadian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He was an alternate for Canada's [[4 x 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]] team at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. He was an alternate for the same team at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=can/>

Born in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]] to Ghanaian parents, Adu-Bobie moved to Canada at a young age and received his Canadian citizenship just two days prior to the Olympic trials. Adu-Bobie attended [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (Ottawa)|Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School]] in Ottawa, Canada, where he first launched into his sprinting career.<ref name= alternate >{{cite news | url= http://www.orleansonline.ca/pages/S2008072501.htm| title= Orleans sprinter heading to Beijing as an alternate| newspaper= Orleans Online| date= 25 July 2007| last=Sherwin |first=Fred |access-date= 16 February 2017}}</ref>

Following the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Adu-Bobie went to the [[University of Florida]] where he placed third in the 60-yard dash at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship. Unfortunately, that same spring, he injured his leg and had to miss most of the outdoor season. In 2006, Adu-Bobie transferred to [[Texas A&M]].<ref name= alternate />

Adu-Bobie has become an experienced international sprinter, competing in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, the Canadian Championships, the Pan Am Games and the [[2005 World Athletics Championships|2005]], and [[2007 World Athletics Championships]].<ref name= alternate /> He is the former Canadian junior record holder in the [[100 metres]].<ref name=can>{{cite news|url=http://www.orleansonline.ca/pages/S2008072501.htm|title=Orléans sprinter heading to Beijing as an alternate}}</ref>

After graduating from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas]], he returned to Ottawa, where he currently resides.

==Personal bests==
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!Time (seconds)
!Venue
!Date
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|[[55 meters]]
|6.19
|[[Gainesville, Florida]], United States
|3 March 2005
|-
|[[60 meters]]
|6.66
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas]], United States
|12 March 2005
|-
|[[100 meters]]
|10.25
|[[Lincoln, Nebraska]], United States
|31 May 2008
|-
|[[200 meters]]
|20.92
|[[Windsor, Ontario]], Canada
| July 2008
|}
*<small>All information from IAAF Profile.</small><ref name=IAAF>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=CAN/athcode=202695/index.html Adu-Bobie Rochard biography]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-05-29.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Team Canada}}
* {{Olympics.com|richard-adu-bobie-1}}
* {{Olympedia}}
*[http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/sports/story.html?id=66d2c1a8-36bf-4546-b66a-d285cb857db1 Biding his time in the starting blocks]

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from Ottawa]]
[[Category:Black Canadian track and field athletes]]
[[Category:Black Canadian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Canadian men sprinters]]
[[Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Manchester, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Ghanaian descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen]]

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