Gerry Ashworth
Appearance
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1964 Tokyo | 4x100m relay |
Gerald ("Gerry") Howard Ashworth (born May 1, 1942) is a former American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Gerald Ashworth ran the second leg of the gold medal performance of the American 4x100 m relay team, which set a new world record of 39.0 at the Tokyo Olympics. Paul Drayton, Richard Stebbins and Bob Hayes ran the other legs.
He attended Dartmouth College.
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- 1942 births
- American sprinters
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Living people
- Athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- People from Haverhill, Massachusetts
- People from Essex County, Massachusetts
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