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b. 1947 United States
Ronald John Freeman (born June , 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American former athlete. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Freeman won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400 meters.
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If you believe, you can conceive and dreams do come true.
Sports have really opened up for African countries and world class athletes are being developed all the time.
Don't be surprised if you see a world class track athlete in the finals of the Olympic Games from Guinea one year.
In high school I wanted to be the best in the United States, to win a college scholarship and become an Olympian.
In many cases, girls have not had the opportunity to go to school and our focus is to try to give them that opportunity.
Yes, those times brought your real athletic abilities out of you, with very few support mechanisms like the athletes have today.
IMA has also provided many scholarships for girls to go to primary, secondary and technical schools, and universities through our partnerships.
The sport will continue to go on in all countries around the world, whether the country is rich or poor, which is proven during every international competition.
Track and field has given many people the chance to grow and to be the best that they can be through the number of events that are being hosted in many countries around the world.
I am really proud of being able to put smiles on girls’ faces, and to give the youth in Guinea the chance to play. It has been simply amazing.
We did ‘coaches training’ programs and youth track and field camps in several countries.
I haven't traveled this road alone, there were many people and organisations that have supported me, guided me and gave me direction.
There weren't many track meets, but at sixteen years old with five months training I ran a 46.6 in the 440 yard dash on a cinder track - unlike the tracks these days.
The same basic model was used to work with youth on military bases in England, Germany, Turkey and Italy.
We knew the time that we were going to run to break the world record. We even made up a song that we always sang on the track: ‘2.55 and that ain't no jive.
Being an athlete during my time was a great time, We didn't look at it as a business. We were amateurs and we ran to set records and win races.
By allowing me to bring my Olympic friends to give them messages in leadership, education and overcoming the odds while at the same time sharpening their running skills, it was a hit.
It had been my dream to work with youth and the various partners in Guinea, to bring about a program that IMA designed, that has touched more than one hundred thousand girls and boys, nationwide.
It is amazing to see the quality of athletes that are competing on a level that is so unbelievable. I think that it is because of the number of outstanding events that have been developed around the world and the quality of coaching.
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