Ron Morris (athlete)

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Full name Ronald Hugh Morris Name Ron Morris		Role Olympic athlete

Born April 27, 1935 (age 89) ( 1935-04-27 ) Glendale, California, U.S. Olympic medals Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

Memories of ron morris 1960 olympic medalist

Ronald Hugh "Ron" Morris (born April 27, 1935) is a retired American track and field athlete who won the national title in pole vault in 1958, 1961 and 1962. He placed fourth at the 1959 Pan American Games and second at the 1960 Summer Olympics. After retiring from competitions, he worked as athletics coach.

His athletic and coaching experience includes:

1952–1953 Two time California Interscholastic Pole Vault and U.S. Interscholastic Record Holder

1955–1957 Twice Intercollegiate All-American and University of Southern California Pole Vault Record Holder

1956 Sixth man in history to clear 15 feet

1956–1966 Eight times AAU All-American – ranked in the top 10 in the world for ten years

1960 Silver Medal in XVII Olympiad, Rome, Italy

1962 Only World Class athlete to successfully convert from steel to fiberglass (ranked #1 in the world that year)

1978 Ranked by Track and Field News as the 2nd Best Pole Vaulter (longevity) in history

1960–1978 Track Coach at California State University, Los Angeles (prepared several All-American athletes)

1978–present Owner and operator of On Track

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