Ron Jourdan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American college track and field athlete, international track and field athlete, high jumper, Olympian
Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1947
Place of Birth: Pensacola, Florida, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-2014
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Ron Jourdan
- Ronald Lee Jourdan (February 28, 1947 – January 1, 2014) was an American college and Olympic track and field athlete.
- Jourdan was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion in the high jump from Florida and member of the 1972 U.S.
- Olympic team.
- Jourdan, along with Reynaldo Brown of California, were the last great American high jumpers to use the straight-leg straddle, the style which dominated the sport in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Jourdan's personal best was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 meters).
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