Ray Weinberg
Australian athlete and coach (1926–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raymond Henry Weinberg AM (23 October 1926 - 30 May 2018)[1] was an Australian athlete and coach. He was one of Australia's finest hurdlers, being ranked in the Top 8 in the world for 4 years;[2] an Olympic finalist; in 1952 having the fastest time in the world for 220 yards hurdles; and holding the national 110 metres hurdles record for 20 years.[3] He also held the Victorian record in the decathlon. In addition, he created, designed and had manufactured the first Australian Olympic lapel pin.
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Full name | Raymond Henry Weinberg | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1926-10-23)23 October 1926 Alexandra, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 May 2018(2018-05-30) (aged 91) Ballarat, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Club | St. Stephen's Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 110m hurdles - 1952 | ||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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