Louis Jones

Louis Woodard "Lou" Jones (born January 15, 1932) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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January 15 - 1932 - American - Athlete - M - Relay - 1956 Summer Olympics

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Born in New Rochelle, New York, Lou Jones won the 400 m at the 1955 Pan-American Games, where he set a new world record of 45.4 in the preliminary rounds. He was also a member of gold medal winning American 4x400 m relay team.

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New Rochelle, New York - 1955 Pan-American Games - World record

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Just four months before the Melbourne Olympics, Jones ran over his 400 m world record, clocking 45.2 at Los Angeles, thus becoming a main favourite at this event at Olympics.

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Melbourne - Olympics - Los Angeles

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But in the Olympic 400 m final, Jones managed to finish only in a disappointing fifth place, 1.3 seconds behind of a fellow teammate Charlie Jenkins. A few days later, Jones partly compensated his disappointment, running the second leg in the gold medal winning American 4x400 m relay team.

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Second - Charlie Jenkins

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