Dick Ault

Richard Francis Ault (December 10, 1925 - July 16, 2007) was an American hurdler who finished fourth in the Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He set a 440-yard hurdle world record of 52.2 on August 31, 1949 at Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. He attended Roosevelt High School in St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2] Ault participated in track and field at the University of Missouri and had a second-place finish in the intermediates at the 1949 AAU. He won the Big 6 220-yard low hurdles in 1946 and 1947 and the Big 7 low hurdles in 1948 and 1949. Ault was the conference champion in the 440-yard dash in 1947 and 1949.[2] He taught at Highland Park High School, where he led the cross-country team to a state championship,[3] and later became a physical education professor at Westminster College. He also coached track, cross-country, swimming, and golf at Westminster.[1] He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.[2] He is also a member of the University of Missouri Hall of Fame and the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

Dick Ault
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Personal information
Full nameRichard Francis Ault
Nickname(s)Dick
NationalityAmerican
Born(1925-12-10)December 10, 1925
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedJuly 16, 2007(2007-07-16) (aged 81)
Jefferson City, Missouri
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
College teamUniversity of Missouri

References

  1. "Dick Ault". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. "Dick Ault". mosportshalloffame.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. "Richard "Dick" Ault". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. "Dick Ault". westminster-mo.edu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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