Ron Jourdan
Athlete
1947 –
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Who is Ron Jourdan?
Ronald Lee Jourdan was an American college and Olympic track and field athlete. Jourdan was a NCAA champion in the high jump from Florida and member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team. Jourdan, along with Reynaldo Brown of California, were the last great American high jumpers to use the straight-leg straddle, the style which dominated the sport in the 1950s and 1960s. Jourdan's personal best was 7 feet 3 inches.
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- Born
- Feb 28, 1947
Pensacola - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Florida
- Lived in
- Pensacola
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on July 23, 2013
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