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American racewalker
Ron Laird
Personal information
BornMay 31, 1938
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg 20km Walk

Ronald ("Ron") Owen Laird (born May 31, 1938, in Louisville, Kentucky) was a race walker from the United States, who competed for the New York Athletic Club. He represented his native country at four Olympiads. His best finish was 19th place in the men's 50 km walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He won the 20 km event at the 1967 Pan American Games, and finished 25th in that event in the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics and 20th in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified in the 1964 Summer Olympics event in Tokyo.

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Pan American Champions in men's 10 km and 20 km race walk
10 km
20 km
1960 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track athletes
Women's field athletes
Coaches
1964 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track athletes
Women's field athletes
Coaches
1968 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification1968 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's
track and road
athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's track and
road athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
1976 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification
Men's
track and road
athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's
track athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's racewalking
(1500 m walk, mile walk, 3000 m walk, 2 miles walk, 5000 m walk, 3 miles walk)
Mile walk
(1500 m walk)
3000 m walk
(2 miles walk)
5000 m walk
(3 miles walk)
Notes* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field. Distances have varied as follows: Mile walk all years except 1933-1939 when 1500 m walk was contested, 2 miles walk until 1986 (3000 m walk since except for odd years since 2015), 3 miles walk until 1911 (5000 m walk since).


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