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Ronald Finley

Ronald Finley
Personal information
Born(1940-12-10)December 10, 1940
Huntington Park, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2016(2016-07-05) (aged 75)
Coburg, Oregon, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamOregon State
ClubU.S. Army and Olympic Club – San Francisco
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 63 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Oregon State Beavers
NCAA Championships
Silver medal – second place 1961 Corvallis 137 lb

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 an 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]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronald Finley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Ron Finley Archived July 23, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. nwhof.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Ron Finley – Wrestling. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2024.


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