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Roland Blackmon

American hurdler

Roland Blackmon
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1928-11-03)November 3, 1928 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	May 4, 2017(2017-05-04) (aged 88)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres hurdles

Roland Blackmon (November 3, 1928 – May 4, 2017) was an American hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Blackman's hometown was New Orleans, Louisiana, and he was in the United States Army Signal Corps stationed in Nuremberg, Germany at the time he competed in the Olympics.^[2] He was also a boxer.^[3] He died in 2017.^[4]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roland Blackman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
^ "Clipping from The Los Angeles Times - Newspapers.com". Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ "European Stars And Stripes, March 9, 1953, p. 12". March 9, 1953. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ National Cemetery Administration Nationwide Gravesite Locator