Ron Laird

Ron Laird

Personal information
Born	May 31, 1938
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing the United States Pan American Games 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.

References

• USATF Hall of Fame Bio
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ron Laird". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.