Ron Larrieu
Personal information
Full nameGilbert Ronald Larrieu
NationalityAmerican
Born(1937-05-23)May 23, 1937
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 2020(2020-06-01) (aged 83)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event10,000 metres

Gilbert Ronald Larrieu (May 23, 1937 June 1, 2020), known as Ron Larrieu, was an American long-distance runner.[1] He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the older brother of American five-time Olympian Francie Larrieu.

Ron ran for Palo Alto High School, winning the 1956 CIF California State Meet in the mile in 4:20.1.[3] He was ranked #3 in the country that year. Earlier in the season he broke the 2 mile high school record that had stood for 31 years.[4] Collegiately he ran for Cal Poly Pomona.[5]

He was a two time national champion in cross country, in 1965 and 1966.[6]

References

  1. "Ron Larrieu". Olympedia. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ron Larrieu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. Unknown. "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. "Larrieu no longer running from self". October 13, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. Conning, Keith (January 4, 2015). "THE CONNING TOWER by Keith Conning: Olympian Ron Larrieu (Palo Alto High School, California 1956; Cal Poly Pomona)". Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. "USA Cross Country Champions - Men". USATF.org.
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