Gerry Ashworth

Full name: Gerald Howard "Gerry" Ashworth
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
Born: May 1, 1942 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
Affiliations: Southern California Striders, Anaheim (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Athletics

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

After winning the IC4A 100y title for Dartmouth in 1962, Gerry Ashworth never won another major title. Fourth place at the Olympic Trials won him a place on the relay team at Tokyo, where Bob Hayes took the Americans to the tape first in a new world record of 39.06.

Personal Bests: 100y – 9.4 (1962); 100 – 10.3 (1964); 220y – 21.2 (1964).

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1964 Summer	22	Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	United States	USA	1	Gold	WR

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank		T(H)	T(A)	L
1964 Summer	22	Tokyo	Athletics	United States	USA	Final		1	WR	39.0	39.06	7
1964 Summer	22	Tokyo	Athletics	United States	USA	Semi-Finals	Heat One	1	QU/=OR	39.5	39,50
1964 Summer	22	Tokyo	Athletics	United States	USA	Round One	Heat Two	1	QU	39.8	39,83

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