Ralph Boston won gold at the 1960 Olympics, silver at the 1964 Olympics and bronze at the 1968 Olympics, in which athletics event?
"the gold and silver medals, while the losers played for the bronze medal and 4th place. The winners of the consolation semifinals played for 5th and 6th places. Two shooters represented India in 1964. India at the 1964 Summer Olympics India competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 53 competitors, 52 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 8 sports. Men's 200 metres Men's Triple Jump Men's long jump Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Five cyclists represented India in 1964. The top two teams in each of the groups played in the 1st-4th semifinals,"
"Ralph Boston Ralph Harold Boston (born May 9, 1939) is a retired American track athlete, and he is best remembered for the long jump, in which he was the first person to break the barrier. Boston was born in Laurel, Mississippi. As a student at Tennessee State University, he won the 1960 National Collegiate Athletic Association title in the long jump. In August of the same year, he broke the world record in the event, held by Jesse Owens for 25 years, at the Mt. SAC Relays. Already the world record holder, he improved the mark past 27 feet, jumping"
"Affairs and Assistant Dean of Students from 1968 to 1975. He was the field event reporter for the ""CBS Sports Spectacular"" coverage of domestic track and field events. He was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1974 and into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1985. A ""Los Angeles Times"" article on Boston from August 2, 2010, coinciding roughly with the 50th anniversary of his initial world record, described him as a divorced great-grandfather who is writing an autobiography. He divides his time between Atlanta, Georgia and Knoxville. Ralph Boston Ralph Harold Boston (born"
"Phil Shinnick Dr. Phillip Kent ""Phil"" Shinnick (born April 21, 1943) is an American track and field athlete, known primarily for the long jump. He represented the United States at the 1964 Olympics. He qualified for the Olympics by finishing third at the 1964 United States Olympic Trials, where winner Ralph Boston set the world record at , to beat the 8.31 m of Igor Ter-Ovanesyan set two years earlier and equalled by Boston a month earlier. However, on May 25, 1963 Shinnick jumped at the 1963 Modesto Relays more than a year earlier. Shinnick was credited with beating Boston"
"Ralph Roberts (sailor) Ralph Hamilton Roberts (born 26 September 1935) is a New Zealand sailor and sports administrator. Roberts was born in 1935 in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. Roberts went to the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and competed in the Finn class, where he came sixth out of 35 competitors. He travelled to the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a reserve for the Flying Dutchman crew of Helmer Pedersen and Earle Wells, who went on to win Olympic gold. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he came eighth in the Flying Dutchman class. Roberts attended the"
"medals in his three athletic events (club throw C, open pentathlon and shot put C. His wheelchair basketball team won a gold medal. Stein also competed at the Tokyo Paralympics in 1964; he won six gold medals. In addition to defending the pentathlon, shot put and club throw titles he won in Rome, Stein set world records upon winning the javelin, with a throw of , and the discus, with a distance of . He also took gold in the wheelchair dash below T10 event. He was inducted into the Wheelchair Sports USA Hall of Fame in 1970 and the"
"record a couple of months before the games, first in Kingston, Jamaica and improving it at the 1964 Olympic Trials. In the Olympic final, Boston exchanged the lead with Ter-Ovanesyan. Going into the fifth round, Boston was leading but fouled while both Lynn Davies and Ter-Ovanesyan jumped past him. On his final jump, he was able to jump past Ter-Ovanesyan, but could not catch Davies and ended winning the silver medal. Boston's final record improvement to 8.35m was again at the 1965 Modesto Relays. It was tied at altitude by Ter-Ovanesyan in 1967. In 1967, he lost the national title"
"Sox, then continue his education at Northwestern University. While training with the White Sox, Stein became ill with polio; the disease left him requiring the use of a wheelchair. He entered a rehabilitation program at the University of Illinois in 1956 and became involved in competitive wheelchair sports, including basketball, athletics and football. Stein was part of the United States team that travelled to Rome, Italy, to take part in the 1960 Summer Paralympics, the first ever Paralympic Games. He competed in three individual athletics events and was also a part of the US wheelchair basketball squad. Stein won gold"
"hurdles and under-19 long jump in 1956. He went on to win senior titles in the 220 yards hurdles in 1957, and the 440 yards in 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1962. Robinson was a New Zealand Universities athletics representative between 1955 and 1960, captaining the team in 1960 when they visited Australia. He represented New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the 440 yards, but did not progress beyond the quarter-finals. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Robinson competed in both the men's 200 m and 400 m events, being eliminated in the first round"
"greater success in the future. He was the only full-time coach in 1990 when he returned to Georgetown in 1990. Tony Johnson (rower) Philip Anthony Johnson (born November 16, 1940) is a retired American rower. He competed in coxless pairs at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968. Johnson was born in Washington, D.C., and began his rowing career under the legendary Charlie Butt at Washington-Lee High School. He continued to row at Syracuse University and the Potomac Boat Club. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he placed tenth together with James Edmonds. His breakthrough came"
"Tony Johnson (rower) Philip Anthony Johnson (born November 16, 1940) is a retired American rower. He competed in coxless pairs at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968. Johnson was born in Washington, D.C., and began his rowing career under the legendary Charlie Butt at Washington-Lee High School. He continued to row at Syracuse University and the Potomac Boat Club. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he placed tenth together with James Edmonds. His breakthrough came in 1967, when, together with Larry Hough, he won the Pan American Games, the National Championship, the North American Championship,"
"1963) and cross country (1950, 1955 and 1957). Evert Nyberg John Evert Nyberg (28 February 1925 – 17 August 2000) was a Swedish long-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m event at the 1946 European Championships. He competed in the 5000 m at the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the marathon at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics with the best result of eighth place in 1956. He won the Košice Peace Marathon in 1955. Nyberg won national titles in the 5000 m (1946 and 1956), 10000 m (1955), 25000 m (1955–57 and 1960), 30000 m"
"Franklin Hobbs Franklin Warren ""Fritz"" Hobbs, IV (born July 30, 1947) is an American rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire and is the older brother of rower Bill Hobbs. In 1968 he was a crew member of the American boat which finished sixth in the eight event. Four years later he won the silver medal with the American boat in the 1972 eights competition. Fritz Hobbs was educated at the Milton Academy (1965), Harvard College (1969) and the Harvard Business School (1972), after which he"
"written for the New York Times, Sovietski Sport, New China, Runner's World and in many scientific journals. He is an Ambassador of UNESCO and has a New York License in Chinese Medicine. Phil Shinnick Dr. Phillip Kent ""Phil"" Shinnick (born April 21, 1943) is an American track and field athlete, known primarily for the long jump. He represented the United States at the 1964 Olympics. He qualified for the Olympics by finishing third at the 1964 United States Olympic Trials, where winner Ralph Boston set the world record at , to beat the 8.31 m of Igor Ter-Ovanesyan set two"
"included the 500 Free (1970), 1650 Free (1967, 1968, 1970), and 200 Fly (1970), which is also became an All-American for these events. Burton was also a four-time Pac-10 champion, he helped lead the Bruins to the Pac-10 Championship Team Title in 1970. He enter the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame as a Character Member. At the 1967 University Games in Tokyo, Japan, he won a gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle, ahead of Russian Semyon Belits-Geiman. Burton won two gold medals in individual events at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City: the 400-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle. Four"
"Thomas' meteoric career briefly captivated the track world, but he failed to win an Olympic gold medal, despite being favored to win in the both 1960 and 1964 Games. In 1960, he settled for the bronze medal behind Russia's Robert Shavlakadze (gold), and Valeriy Brumel (silver). In 1964 he was again beaten by Brumel, who cleared the same top height as Thomas, but was declared the winner based on fewer misses at lower heights. His failure in 1960 on Thursday 1 September was accompanied by other failures that day by American favorites and the day become renowned as 'Black Thursday'."
"finished seventh with the French boat in the eight competition. Robert Dumontois Robert Dumontois (born 6 August 1941) was a French rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lyon in 1941 and rowed for Cercle de l'Aviron de Lyon. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the French boat that won the silver medal in the coxed four event. At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Dumontois won a bronze medal with the eight. At the inaugural World Rowing Championships in 1962, he won a bronze"
"John Whetton John Whetton (born 6 September 1941) is a retired British middle-distance runner. He is best noted for winning gold in the 1500 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships and reaching the 1500 metre final in both the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. Whetton ran amateur athletics for local club Sutton-in-Ashfield Harriers. One of Whetton's first titles was the gold in 1500 metres at the 1963 Summer Universiade held at Porto Alegre, Brazil. In 1964 Whetton qualified to represent Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, and was one of three British competitors who ran"
"sons. At the 1960 Rome Games, Hooper won a silver medal in the Men's Precision Javelin B event. At the 1964 Tokyo Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Wheelchair Dash above T10 event and two silver medals in the Men's Wheelchair Relay above T10 and Men's Lightweight weightlifting events; he also competed in swimming and wheelchair fencing at the games. At the 1968 Tel Aviv Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100 m Wheelchair A event and two silver medals in the Men's 4x40 m Relay open and Men's Shot Put B events; he"
"Robert Dumontois Robert Dumontois (born 6 August 1941) was a French rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lyon in 1941 and rowed for Cercle de l'Aviron de Lyon. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the French boat that won the silver medal in the coxed four event. At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Dumontois won a bronze medal with the eight. At the inaugural World Rowing Championships in 1962, he won a bronze medal with the eight. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he"
"Don Thompson (racewalker) Donald James Thompson MBE (20 January 1933 – 3 October 2006) was an English racewalker. He was the only British man to win a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 50 km walk. He also won a bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships, also for the 50 km walk. Thompson was born in Hillingdon, London and taught maths at Southland's comprehensive school, New Romney, from the mid 1970s. A small man, only 5'5"" tall, he was originally a runner, but an injury to his Achilles' tendon forced him to take up race walking"
"Don Thompson (racewalker) Donald James Thompson MBE (20 January 1933 – 3 October 2006) was an English racewalker. He was the only British man to win a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 50 km walk. He also won a bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships, also for the 50 km walk. Thompson was born in Hillingdon, London and taught maths at Southland's comprehensive school, New Romney, from the mid 1970s. A small man, only 5'5"" tall, he was originally a runner, but an injury to his Achilles' tendon forced him to take up race walking"
"27' 1/2"" at the Modesto Relays on May 27, 1961. He qualified for the Summer Olympics in Rome, where he took the gold medal in the long jump, setting the Olympic record at , while narrowly defeating American teammate Bo Roberson by a mere centimeter. Boston won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national championship in the long jump six times in a row from 1961 to 1966. He also had the longest triple jump for an American in 1963. He returned to the Tokyo Olympics as the world record holder after losing the record to Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, then regaining the"
"Devon, Pennsylvania, was robbed; his Olympic gold medal was stolen and never recovered. Boyce Budd Harold Boyce Budd, Jr. (born January 4, 1939) is a retired American competition rower who won a gold medal in the eights at the 1964 Olympics. Budd graduated from the Yale University in 1961, and then joined the Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club, winning with them national titles in the pairs, fours, and eights in 1964 and 1965. He also won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1965 European championships. In 1962 he spent a year at Cambridge University in England, and won with"
"implemented a national team program, led by Father David Bauer. Canada would not win another world championship gold until 1994. In 1962, the World Championships were held in North America for the first time. The tournament was held in Denver, United States, and was boycotted by the Soviet and Czechoslovak teams. Sweden defeated Canada for the first time in the history of the competition and won their third gold medal. At the 1963 World Championships in Stockholm, the Soviet Union won the gold medal, beginning a streak of nine consecutive World Championship golds. The 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria"
"Games he decided to come out of retirement and compete one last time. Despite not having competed for several years he earned a silver medal. Norwegian Petter Hugsted won the gold and teammate Thorleif Schjelderup won the bronze. Two demonstration sports were held at the 1948 Games. Military patrol had been a demonstration sport at the 1924, 1928, and 1936 Winter Olympic Games. It entailed a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting at targets. Eventually the competition would be renamed Biathlon and was made an official Olympic medal sport at the 1960 Games in Squaw Valley, United States. Winter pentathlon"
"Invitational Meet, although this was not enough to win the event and he finished third. Dave Weill David Lawson ""Dave"" Weill (born October 25, 1941, Berkeley, California) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. While at Stanford Weill won the 1962 and 1963 NCAA. He competed for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the discus throw where he won the bronze medal, an achievement magnified by the fact that he had only finished third the 1964 US Olympic Trials. He also finished third on three occasions in the"
"Ron Stein Ronald Arthur ""Ron"" Stein (27 September 1937 – 16 February 2010) was an American athlete who competed at the inaugural Summer Paralympic Games held in Rome in 1960. Stein, the only child of Arthur and Edith (née Goehler) Stein, was born on 27 September 1937 in East St. Louis. He lived in O'Fallon, Illinois throughout his life. He attended O'Fallon Township High School, from where he graduated in 1955. During his time at school he played basketball and baseball, and participated in track and field events. Following high school, Stein planned to begin workouts with the Chicago White"
"""Tarzan"" Brown, won two Boston Marathons (1936, 1939) and competed on the United States Olympic team in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, but did not finish due to injury. He qualified for the 1940 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, but the games were canceled due to the outbreak of World War II. Billy Mills, a Lakota and USMC officer, won the gold medal in the 10,000 meter run at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He was the only American ever to win the Olympic gold in this event. An unknown before the Olympics, Mills finished second in the U.S."
"both silver medalists and the Americans remained bronze medalists. The IOC officially updated the results in November 2014. The Josephs won the national senior title in 1965. They then took gold at the 1965 North American Championships and silver at the 1965 World Championships before retiring from competition. They were coached by Peter Dunfield. Vivian Joseph Vivian Joseph (born March 7, 1948) is an American former pair skater who competed with her brother, Ronald Joseph. They are the 1964 Olympic bronze medalists, 1965 World silver medalists, and 1965 North American champions. Vivian Joseph was born on March 7, 1948 in"
"the 1956 Games in Melbourne and the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The Mexican Student Movement of 1968 happened concurrently and the Olympic Games were correlated to the government's repression. On October 18, 1963, at the 60th IOC Session in Baden-Baden, West Germany, Mexico City finished ahead of bids from Detroit, Buenos Aires and Lyon to host the Games. The 1968 torch relay recreated the route taken by Christopher Columbus to the New World, journeying from Greece through Italy and Spain to San Salvador Island, Bahamas, and then on to Mexico. American sculptor James Metcalf, an expatriate in Mexico, won the"
"a different color. In 1960, Kelly competed in the double scull at his final Olympics in Rome. His boat would be eliminated in the repechage. In 1964, following his retirement from rowing, Kelly acted as manager for the United States Olympic 8-man boat. It was composed of rowers from the Vesper Boat Club, to which Kelly also belonged. That boat won a Gold Medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In 1968, Kelly served as a member of the national committee for the Modern pentathlon. Kelly became a passionate advocate for the athletes. He was elected president of the"
"with both the coxed pair and the coxed four. At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he won bronze with the coxed four. At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, he won silver with the coxed pair. Later that year, he finished fourth with the Soviet boat at the coxed pair competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1965 European Rowing Championships, he won silver with the coxed pair. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he helped the Soviet boat to qualify for the B final of the coxed pair event, but the team did not compete in their last race. At"