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| Full name | Gerald Howard Ashworth | ||||||||||||
| Born | May 1, 1942 (age 73) Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Gerald Howard "Gerry" Ashworth (born May 1, 1942 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) an American former athlete and Olympic gold medalist.
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Ashworth is Jewish.[1][2] In 1961 he tied the world mark with a 6.1 in the 60-yard dash.[3]
He won the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The following year he ran in the Seventh Maccabiah Games.[1][4][5]
Ashworth attended Dartmouth College. He ran the second leg of the gold medal performance of the American 4x100 m relay team, which set a new world record of 39.0 at the Tokyo Olympics. Paul Drayton, Richard Stebbins and Bob Hayes ran the other legs.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Seventh Maccabiah Games Open Tomorrow In Ramat Gan Stadium". The Sun (Baltimore, Md.). August 22, 1965.
- ^ Siegman, Joseph (2000). Jewish Sports Legends. ISBN 9781574882841.
- ^ "Gerald Howard Ashworth". www.jewishsports.net.
- ^ "U.S. Vaulters Fail to Win Maccabiah Action". The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.). August 30, 1965.
- ^ "U.S. Wins Seven More In Israel". The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.). September 1, 1965.
External links[edit]
- "Gerry Ashworth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- Biography, Jewish Sports
- Former Olympian from Maine recalls gold medal experience, Seacoast Online, Aug 14, 2008
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