Gene Cole
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| Full name | Gerrard Eugene Cole | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 18, 1928 New Lexington, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 11, 2018 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||
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Gerrard Eugene Cole (December 18, 1928 – January 11, 2018) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.[1]
Born in New Lexington, Ohio, Gene Cole attended Lancaster High School (Ohio). He competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates 400 metres bronze medalist Ollie Matson, Charles Moore and Mal Whitfield.[2]
References
- ^ "Gene Cole's Obituary on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gene Cole". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
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