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Full name | Ronald John Freeman, III | ||||||||||||
Born |
June 12, 1947 (age 69) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 m | ||||||||||||
Club | Arizona State Sun Devils, Phoenix | ||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 220 yd – 21.2 (1963) 400 m – 44.41 (1968) 880 yd – 1:50.4 (1968) |
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Medal record
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Ronald John "Ron" 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. 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 4x400 meter relay leg ever run and his time stood for more than 25 years.