The Arnie Robinson Invitational Track Meet

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Percy Knox Foundation is please to announce the Arnie Robinson Invitational Track and Field Meetâ„¢. The meet will be held in the San Diego area in 2008. The meet will be model after the Percy Knox Invitationalâ„¢ with: trophies, low entry fees, trading post, and host schools which will receive part of the proceeds from the meet.

Arnie Robinson achieved his greatest fame in his post-college years. A winner of the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Trials long jump, Robinson was third at the 1972 Olympic Games and took the gold medal in 1976. He was the 1971 Pan American Games champion and was second in 1975. A veteran of 10 international competitions, Robinson was also the first World Cup long jump champion in 1977. Overall, he won seven national long jump titles, six of them outdoors. From 1976 to 1978, he was the top-ranked long jumper in the world with a career best of 27' 4 3/4" in 1976. He retired after the 1979 season but maintained his interest in the sport and became a successful coach at Mesa Junior College beginning in 1982.

We will keep you posted on our progress with the meet.