Gerry Ashworth

Gerald Howard "Gerry" Ashworth (born May 1, 1942 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) an American former athlete and Olympic gold medalist.

Gerry Ashworth
Personal information
Full nameGerald Howard Ashworth
BornMay 1, 1942 (1942-05) (age 81)
Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m relay
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1965 4x100 m relay[1]

Career

Ashworth is Jewish.[2][3] In 1961 he tied the world mark with a 6.1 in the 60-yard dash.[4]

He won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

The following year he ran in the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal in the 4x100, and a gold medal in the 400 m relay.[5][6][7]

Ashworth attended Dartmouth College. He ran the second leg of the gold medal performance of the American 4 × 100 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 later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.[8]

See also

References
  1. "U.S. RELAY TEAMS SNAP 2 RECORDS; Runners Score in Tel Aviv as Maccabiah Games End". The New York Times. September 1965.
  2. "Seventh Maccabiah Games Open Tomorrow In Ramat Gan Stadium". The Sun. Baltimore, Md. August 22, 1965.
  3. Siegman, Joseph (2000). Jewish Sports Legends. ISBN 9781574882841.
  4. "Gerald Howard Ashworth". www.jewishsports.net.
  5. "U.S. RELAY TEAMS SNAP 2 RECORDS; Runners Score in Tel Aviv as Maccabiah Games End". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
  6. "Seventh Maccabiah Games Open Tomorrow In Ramat Gan Stadium". The Sun. Baltimore, Md. August 22, 1965.
  7. "U.S. Vaulters Fail to Win Maccabiah Action". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. August 30, 1965.
  8. "1963 | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | APRIL 1984".


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