American long-distance runner (1937–2020)
Ron Larrieu
Full name Gilbert Ronald Larrieu Nationality American Born (1937-05-23 ) May 23, 1937San Francisco , California , U.S.Died June 1, 2020(2020-06-01) (aged 83) Sport Long-distance running Event 10,000 metres
Gilbert Ronald Larrieu (May 23, 1937 – June 1, 2020), known as Ron Larrieu , was an American long-distance runner .[ 1] He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics .[ 2] He was the older brother of American five-time Olympian Francie Larrieu .
Ron ran for Palo Alto High School , winning the 1956 CIF California State Meet in the mile in 4:20.1.[ 3] He was ranked #3 in the country that year. Earlier in the season he broke the 2 mile high school record that had stood for 31 years.[ 4] Collegiately he ran for Cal Poly Pomona .[ 5]
He was a two time national champion in cross country , in 1965 and 1966.[ 6]
References
^ "Ron Larrieu" . Olympedia . Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Ron Larrieu" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ Unknown. "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present" . lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com . Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
^ "Larrieu no longer running from self" . October 13, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
^ Conning, Keith (January 4, 2015). "THE CONNING TOWER by Keith Conning: Olympian Ron Larrieu (Palo Alto High School, California 1956; Cal Poly Pomona)" . Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
^ "USA Cross Country Champions - Men" . USATF.org .
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