Ron Freeman
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| Full name | Ronald John Freeman, III | ||||||||||||
| Born | June 12, 1947 (age 76) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m | ||||||||||||
| Club | Arizona State Sun Devils, Phoenix | ||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 220 yd – 21.2 (1963) 400 m – 44.41 (1968) 880 yd – 1:50.4 (1968) |
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Ronald John "Ron" Freeman, III (born June 12, 1947) is an American former athlete, the winner of a gold medal in the 4×400 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Ron Freeman was third in the 400 m dash and ran the second leg (43.2 s) in the American 4×400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 2.56.16. Ron's relay leg was the fastest 400 meter relay leg ever ran and his time stood for more than 25 years.
Notes
- ↑ Ron ran the fastest 400 meter relay leg in the history of the Olympic Games which stood for more than 25 years.
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