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 Louis Jones |
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for the  United States |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | 4x400 metre |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold | 1955 Mexico City | 400 metre |
| Gold | 1955 Mexico City | 4×400 metre |
Louis "Lou" Woodard Jones (January 15, 1932 – February 3, 2006) is a American former athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Born in New Rochelle, New York, Lou Jones won the 400 m at the 1955 Pan-American Games, where he set a new world record of 45.4. He was also a member of the gold medal winning American 4x400 m relay team.
Just four months before the Melbourne Olympics, Jones broke his own 400 m world record, clocking 45.2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the US Olympic Trials, thus becoming a main favourite at this event in Melbourne.
But in the Olympic 400 m final, Jones was off form, and managed to finish only in a disappointing fifth place, 1.50 seconds behind fellow teammate Charlie Jenkins. A few days later, Jones partly compensated for his disappointment, running the second leg in the gold medal winning American 4x400 m relay team.
References
- sports-reference.com
- "Olympic gold medallist Louis Jones of New Rochelle dies" Westchester Journal News 7 February 2005
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