Ron Freeman

Ron Freeman

File:Ron Freeman 1968.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Ronald John Freeman, III
Born	June 12, 1947 (1947-06-12) (age 77) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
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)
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4×400 m relay 1968 Mexico City 400 metres

Ronald John "Ron" Freeman, III (born June 12, 1947) is an American former athlete, the winner of a gold medal in the 4×400 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Ron Freeman was third in the 400 m dash and ran the second leg (43.2 s) in the American 4×400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 2.56.16. Ron's relay leg was the fastest 400 meter relay leg ever ran and his time stood for more than 25 years.