Ron Freeman
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| Full name | Ronald John Freeman III | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 12, 1947 (age 77) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ronald John Freeman III (born June 12, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American former athlete. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Freeman won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400 meters.[1] Freeman ran the second leg on the American 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 2.56.16. His relay leg time (43.2s) was the fastest 4 × 400 meter relay leg ever run and his time stood for more than 25 years.
Raised in Elizabeth, Freeman attended Thomas Jefferson High School.[2]
Freeman finished second behind Adrian Metcalfe in the 440 yards event at the British 1963 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Awards
[edit]In August 2017, Freeman received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development in recognition of his community service efforts and work with youth.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Freeman ran the fastest 400 meter relay leg in the history of the Olympic Games which stood for more than 25 years.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ron Freeman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Denman, Elliott. "From Banishment to the Hall", Armory Track, December 7, 2011. Accessed September 11, 2020. "the Hudson and down the ‘pike there was Ron Freeman at Thomas Jefferson High School n Elizabeth, N.J."
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Carroll sprints in". Ireland's Saturday Night. 13 July 1963. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ten Athletes Selected to Receive The Foundation for Global Sports Development's 2017 Athletes in Excellence Award". aroundtherings.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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