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Ronald Finley
Personal information
Born	December 10, 1940; Huntington Park, California, U.S.
Died	July 5, 2016 (aged 75); Coburg, Oregon, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Events	Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Oregon State
Club	U.S. Army and Olympic Club – San Francisco
Team	USA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Oregon State Beavers
NCAA Championships

Ronald "Ron" Finley (December 10, 1940 – July 5, 2016) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman featherweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1] In college, he wrestled for Oregon State and was an NCAA runner-up in 1961. Finley also served as head coach of the University of Oregon wrestling program from 1971 to 1998.^[2] He was the U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling head coach at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which featured four medalists, including gold medalists Jeff Blatnick and Steve Fraser.^[3]

References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronald Finley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
↑ Ron Finley Archived July 23, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. nwhof.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
↑ Ron Finley – Wrestling. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

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