Ray Barbuti
Ray Barbuti , actually Raymond James Barbuti , (born June 12, 1905 in New York , New York , † July 8, 1988 in Pittsfield , Massachusetts ) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion .
He studied at Syracuse University, where he excelled in both athletics and American football . In 1928 he won the 400-meter run at the IC4A championships with a time of 48.8 seconds, and he scored eight touchdowns in a single football game . In the same year he also won the AAU championships over 400 meters .
At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 , Barbuti won the gold medal over 400 meters, ahead of the Canadian James Ball (silver) and the German Joachim Büchner (bronze) as well as the team gold medal in the 4 x 400 meter relay , together with his teammates George Baird , Emerson Spencer and Fred Alderman , ahead of the teams from Germany (silver) and Canada (bronze). In this run they also set a world record with a time of 3: 14.2 minutes.
Web links
- Ray Barbuti in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Barbuti, Ray |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barbuti, Raymond James (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sprinter and Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1988 |
Place of death | Pittsfield , Massachusetts |