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Ron Brown

Full name: Ronald James "Ron" Brown
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
Born: March 31, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, United States
Affiliations: Stars and Stripes Track Club
Country: USA United States
Sport: Athletics

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

The only international athletics meet for Ron Brown was the 1984 Olympics held in his hometown of Los Angeles. There he was fourth in the 100 and ran the second leg for the US 4x100 relay team, which won the gold medal in a world record 37.83. After the Olympics Brown joined the Los Angeles Rams, playing with them until 1989, at which point he moved to the Los Angeles Raiders in 1990. He ended his football career after 1991, again playing for the Rams.

Personal Best: 100 – 10.06 (1983).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 100 metres United States USA 4
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay United States USA 1 Gold WR

Men's 100 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(A) RT L
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics United States Final 4 10.26 0,145 1
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics United States Semi-Finals Heat One 4 QU 10.34 7
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics United States Quarter-Finals Heat Three 2 QU 10.40 2
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics United States Round One Heat Nine 1 QU 10.58 5

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(A) ST L
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics United States USA Final 1 WR 37.83 9,19 5
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics United States USA Semi-Finals Heat One 1 QU 38.44 9,64
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Athletics United States USA Round One Heat One 1 QU 38.89