Ray Armstead Explained

Ray Armstead
Fullname:	Ray Ricky Armstead
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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Universityteam:	Truman State University

Ray Ricky Armstead (born May 27, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former track athlete who specialized in the 400 meters. He was a 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay. In the 1985 IAAF Grand Prix season, he won the 400m in Rieti (time 45.24s)^[1] andWest Berlin (45.36s)^[2] and came second in the final in Rome (45.24s). In 1989 he contested the US Trials in Baton Rouge for 1989 the World Indoor Championships.^[3], he was an elementary-school art teacher in the Hazelwood School District.^[4]

Sources

• Ray Armstead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045225/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/ray-armstead-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2009-12-27.

Notes and References

1. News: Frank . Litsky . Aouita Defeats Maree in Italy . 19 September 2024 . The New York Times . 5 September 1985 . 27 D.
2. News: Associated Press . Aouita Sets Mark In 1,500-Meter Run . 24 August 1985 . 44 . The New York Times .
3. News: Frank . Litsky . The New York Times . 21 February 1989 . 16 D . Track and Field; McKay's First Goal Goes Well Beyond Money . 19 September 2024.
4. Web site: Hazelwood School District . HSD’s Own Olympic Champion.