Ray Barbuti

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Ray Barbuti (right) wins gold in 1928

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.

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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