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Jerry Thompson (athlete)

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For the Texas historian, see Jerry D. Thompson.

Jerald Stillwell "Jerry" Thompson (born August 15, 1923) is a former American long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] Earlier in the year, he was NCAA Champion, though he was runner up to Curt Stone at the Olympic Trials. He was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jerry Thompson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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