Ronald Finley Explained

Ronald Finley
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle
Club:U.S. Army and Olympic Club – San Francisco
Team:USA
Country:United States
Collegeteam:Oregon State
Birth Date:10 December 1940
Birth Place:Huntington Park, California, U.S.
Death Place:Coburg, Oregon, U.S.
Show-Medals:yes

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.[1] In college, he wrestled for Oregon State and was a NCAA runner-up in 1961. Finley also served as head coach of the University of Oregon wrestling program from 1971 to 1998.[2] 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ronald Finley Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015830/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/ron-finley-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . March 27, 2019.
  2. https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/1934 Ron Finley
  3. https://oregonsportshall.org/timeline/ron-finley-wrestling/ Ron Finley – Wrestling