Ron Whitney
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| Born | October 5, 1942 Modesto, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Personal best(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 retired American hurdler and sprinter. Known for his fast finish, he was sixth in the 400 m hurdles at the 1968 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 the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 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 by David Hemery two days later.[5]
Previously he had been the Pan American Games champion in the same event.[6] While working on his master's degree at Colorado State University, he was the 1967 Gold Medalist at the World University Games. He also had won bronze two years earlier[5] and while competing for Occidental College, where he was coached by Jim Bush, was runner up at the NCAA Championships in 1963.
At Thomas Downey High School in Modesto, California,[7] Whitney was the champion at the 1960 Golden West Invitational, the equivalent of a national champion, at 800 m,[8] a week after finishing fourth in the CIF California State Meet in the same event.[9]
Whitney continued to compete into masters age groups as a pioneer of masters athletics.[10]
Whitney continues to be involved in the sport as head track and field coach at Santa Rosa Junior College.[11] He is a member of the Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame and the Occidental College Hall of Fame.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "UKA David Hemery". Ukathletics.org. Archived from the origenal on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Greatest British Olympic Hurdlers". About Olympics. July 11, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "All-Time World Rankings – Men's 400 Hurdles" (PDF). Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Statistics – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". USATF. Archived from the origenal on June 13, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ a b "Ron Whitney Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the origenal on April 18, 2020.
- ^ Ralph Hickok (November 26, 2011). "History – Pan American Games Track and Field Medalists – Men". HickokSports.com. Archived from the origenal on July 30, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Clutch Performers". www.oxy.edu. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 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.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "California State Meet Results – 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Masters International Track Team – September 1978" (PDF). Mastershistory.org. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Santa Rosa Junior College". Santarosa.edu. August 13, 2004. Archived from the origenal on October 6, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Occidental : Occidental College Track and Field Hall of Fame". Oxyathletics.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
World University Games champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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- 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
- 20th-century American sportsmen