Gene Cole
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Gerrard Eugene Cole |
| Born | February 18, 1928 New Lexington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 2018 (aged 89) |
Medal record | |
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Gerrard Eugene Cole (February 18, 1928 – January 11, 2018) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.[1]
Born in New Lexington, Ohio, Gene Cole attended Lancaster High School. He competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates 400 metres bronze medalist Ollie Matson, Charles Moore and Mal Whitfield.[2]
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- 1928 births
- 2018 deaths
- American men sprinters
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- People from New Lexington, Ohio
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs