Roland Blackmon
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | November 3, 1928
Died | May 4, 2017 | (aged 88)
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 400 metres hurdles |
Roland Blackmon (November 3, 1928 – May 4, 2017) was an American hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Blackman's hometown was New Orleans, Louisiana, and he was in the United States Army Signal Corps stationed in Nuremberg, Germany at the time he competed in the Olympics.[2] He was also a boxer.[3] He died in 2017.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roland Blackman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Clipping from The Los Angeles Times - Newspapers.com". Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "European Stars And Stripes, March 9, 1953, p. 12". March 9, 1953. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ National Cemetery Administration Nationwide Gravesite Locator
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