Ray Armstead
.jpg) Ray Armstead (1984). | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ray Ricky Armstead | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 27, 1960 (age 64) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| University team | Truman State University | ||||||||||||||
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Ray Ricky Armstead (born May 27, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former track athlete who specialized in the 400 meters. He was a 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay. In the 1985 IAAF Grand Prix season, he won the 400m in Rieti (time 45.24s)[1] and West Berlin (45.36s)[2] and came second in the final in Rome (45.24s). In 1989 he contested the US Trials in Baton Rouge for 1989 World Indoor Championships in Athletics|the World Indoor Championships.[3] As of 2020[update], he was an elementary-school art teacher in the Hazelwood School District.[4]
Sources
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Armstead". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
Citations
[edit]- ^ Litsky, Frank (5 September 1985). "Aouita Defeats Maree in Italy". The New York Times. p. 27 D. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Aouita Sets Mark In 1,500-Meter Run". The New York Times. Associated Press. 24 August 1985. p. 44.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (21 February 1989). "Track and Field; McKay's First Goal Goes Well Beyond Money". The New York Times. p. 16 D. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "HSD's Own Olympic Champion". Hazelwood School District.
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