Roland Blackmon

Roland Blackmon
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1928-11-03)November 3, 1928
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedMay 4, 2017(2017-05-04) (aged 88)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres hurdles

Roland Blackmon (November 3, 1928 – May 4, 2017) was an American hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Blackman's hometown was New Orleans, Louisiana, and he was in the United States Army Signal Corps stationed in Nuremberg, Germany at the time he competed in the Olympics.[2] He was also a boxer.[3] He died in 2017.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roland Blackman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Clipping from The Los Angeles Times - Newspapers.com". Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "European Stars And Stripes, March 9, 1953, p. 12". March 9, 1953. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  4. ^ National Cemetery Administration Nationwide Gravesite Locator


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