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Ron Whitney
Personal information
Born(1942-10-05)October 5, 1942(age 81)
Modesto, California,United States
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m, 400 m hurdles
ClubSouthern California Striders,Anaheim
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)400 m – 46.6 (1967)
880 yd – 1:48.6 (1963)
400 mH – 49.06 (1968)
Medal record
RepresentingtheUnited States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg 400 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Budapest 400 m hurdles

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

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  1. ^"UKA David Hemery".Ukathletics.org. Archived fromthe originalon July 28, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  2. ^"Greatest British Olympic Hurdlers".About Olympics. July 11, 2010.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  3. ^"All-Time World Rankings – Men's 400 Hurdles"(PDF).Trackandfieldnews.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  4. ^"Statistics – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions".USATF. Archived fromthe originalon June 13, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  5. ^ab"Ron Whitney Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at".Sports-reference. Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2020.
  6. ^Ralph Hickok (November 26, 2011)."History – Pan American Games Track and Field Medalists – Men".HickokSports. Archived fromthe originalon July 30, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  7. ^"Clutch Performers".oxy.edu.December 9, 2019.RetrievedDecember 5,2023.
  8. ^"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.
  9. ^"California State Meet Results – 1915 to present".Hank Lawson.RetrievedDecember 25,2012.
  10. ^"U.S. Masters International Track Team – September 1978"(PDF).Mastershistory.org.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  11. ^"Santa Rosa Junior College".Santarosa.edu. August 13, 2004. Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  12. ^"Occidental: Occidental College Track and Field Hall of Fame".Oxyathletics.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
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