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American wrestler

Ronald Finley
Personal information
Born(1940-12-10)December 10, 1940
Huntington Park, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2016(2016-07-05) (aged 75)
Coburg, Oregon, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamOregon State
ClubU.S. Army and Olympic Club – San Francisco
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 63 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Oregon State Beavers
NCAA Championships
Silver medal – second place 1961 Corvallis 137 lb

Ronald "Ron" Finley (December 10, 1940 – July 5, 2016) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman featherweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In college, he wrestled for Oregon State and was an NCAA runner-up in 1961. Finley also served as head coach of the University of Oregon wrestling program from 1971 to 1998. He was the U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling head coach at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which featured four medalists, including gold medalists Jeff Blatnick and Steve Fraser.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronald Finley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. Ron Finley Archived July 23, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. nwhof.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. Ron Finley – Wrestling. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2024.


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