Ron Whitney
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Born | Modesto, California,United States | October 5, 1942||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 m, 400 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Southern California Striders,Anaheim | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personalbest(s) | 400 m – 46.6 (1967) 880 yd – 1:48.6 (1963) 400 mH – 49.06 (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Howard "Ron" Whitney(born October 5, 1942) is a retiredAmericanhurdlerand sprinter. Known for his fast finish, he was sixth in the 400 m hurdles at the1968 Summer Olympics.[1]He had entered the race as one of the favorites,[2]having been ranked #1 in the world in 1967[3]and winning theUSA Outdoor Track and Field Championshipsin the event for the second time earlier that year.[4]At the Olympics, his first heat victory established a new Olympic record, only to be surpassed byDavid Hemerytwo days later.[5]
Previously he had been thePan American Gameschampion in the same event.[6]While working on his master's degree atColorado State University,he was the 1967 Gold Medalist at theWorld University Games.He also had won bronze two years earlier[5]and while competing forOccidental College,where he was coached byJim Bush,was runner up at theNCAAChampionships in 1963.
AtThomas Downey High SchoolinModesto, California,[7]Whitney was the champion at the 1960Golden West Invitational,the equivalent of a national champion, at 800 m,[8]a week after finishing fourth in theCIF California State Meetin the same event.[9]
Whitney continued to compete into masters age groups as a pioneer ofmasters athletics.[10]
Whitney continues to be involved in the sport as head track and field coach atSanta Rosa Junior College.[11]He is a member of theMt. SAC RelaysHall of Fame and the Occidental College Hall of Fame.[12]
References
[edit]- ^"UKA David Hemery".Ukathletics.org. Archived fromthe originalon July 28, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- ^"Greatest British Olympic Hurdlers".About Olympics. July 11, 2010.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- ^"All-Time World Rankings – Men's 400 Hurdles"(PDF).Trackandfieldnews.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- ^"Statistics – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions".USATF. Archived fromthe originalon June 13, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- ^ab"Ron Whitney Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at".Sports-reference. Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2020.
- ^Ralph Hickok (November 26, 2011)."History – Pan American Games Track and Field Medalists – Men".HickokSports. Archived fromthe originalon July 30, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- ^"Clutch Performers".oxy.edu.December 9, 2019.RetrievedDecember 5,2023.
- ^"Past Champions: 13 Golden West: June: Results: Track: 2009: DyeStatCal: The Internet Home of California High School Track, Field and Cross Country | DyeStatCal".Archive.dyestatcal.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- ^"California State Meet Results – 1915 to present".Hank Lawson.RetrievedDecember 25,2012.
- ^"U.S. Masters International Track Team – September 1978"(PDF).Mastershistory.org.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- ^"Santa Rosa Junior College".Santarosa.edu. August 13, 2004. Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- ^"Occidental: Occidental College Track and Field Hall of Fame".Oxyathletics.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
- 1942 births
- Living people
- American male hurdlers
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Sportspeople from Modesto, California
- Sportspeople from Santa Rosa, California
- Occidental College alumni
- Track and field athletes from California
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American masters athletes
- Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- American Masters Athlete that competed in Olympics