Ronald "Ron" Finley (December 10, 1940 – July 5, 2016) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman featherweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] In college, he wrestled for Oregon State and was a NCAA runner-up in 1961. Finley also served as head coach of the University of Oregon wrestling program from 1971 to 1998.[2] He was the U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling head coach at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which featured four medalists, including gold medalists Jeff Blatnick and Steve Fraser.[3]
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Born | Huntington Park, California, U.S. | December 10, 1940||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | July 5, 2016 Coburg, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Oregon State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | U.S. Army and Olympic Club – San Francisco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronald Finley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Ron Finley Archived July 23, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. nwhof.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ Ron Finley – Wrestling. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2024.