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Robert Esmie (born July 5, 1972) is a Canadian athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: SystÃ¨me International dUnitÃ©s). ... During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...

Born in Jamaica and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Esmie formed along with Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin and Donovan Bailey the best 4x100 m relay team in the mid-1990s. Motto: Come, let us build together. ... Glenroy John Gilbert (born August 31, 1968) is a former Canadian athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Bruny Surin (born July 12, 1967) is a former Canadian athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Donovan Bailey with one of his Olympic gold medals. ...

Esmie was seventh in 100 m and won a bronze medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1993 World Championships. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, Esmie won the gold medal in 4x100 m relay. The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22. ... The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held August 18-28, 1994 in Victoria, British Columbia. ...

In 1995, Esmie won a bronze medal in 60 m at the World Indoor Championships and was again a member of gold medal winning Canadian 4x100 m relay team at the 1995 World Championships. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13. ...

At the Atlanta Olympics, the Canadian relay team weren't the hot favourites, although they had won almost all the titles available during the last couple of years. But they had done it in absence of United States. At the 4x100 m relay final, the Canadian team beat United States by almost half a second, to establish itself the best relay team in the world. Esmie was not originally slated to run with the relay team in Atlanta, but was substituted for Carlton Chambers the night before the race. Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. ... // The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ...

Esmie and the Canadian team won a gold medal again at the 1997 World Championships. The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10. ...

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