1. Arnie Robinson won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1972 Olympics and a gold medal in 1976.
10 Facts About Arnie Robinson
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Arnie Robinson was previously the head track coach at Mesa College, starting in 1982.
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In 2000, Arnie Robinson was inducted into the USATF National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
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Arnie Robinson was voted into the San Diego Sport Association's Breitbard Hall of Fame in 1984, and the California Community College Athletic Association Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2007.
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In 2000, Arnie Robinson was seriously injured in an auto accident when a drunk driver hit his car.
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Later in life, Arnie Robinson took up a new hobby, building houses.
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Arnie Robinson has a son, Paul, born shortly before Robinson retired from competing.
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Arnie Robinson had three sisters and a younger brother who died in 2011.
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Arnie Robinson began having trouble breathing and excessive coughing around mid-November 2020.
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Arnie Robinson died on December 1,2020, at the age of 72, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in San Diego.