Ronald Finley

{{short description|American wrestler}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Ronald Finley

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| sport = Wrestling

| event = Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle

| club = U.S. Army and Olympic Club – San Francisco

| team = USA

| country = United States

| collegeteam = Oregon State

| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|12|10}}

| birth_place = Huntington Park, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|7|5|1940|12|10}}

| death_place = Coburg, Oregon, U.S.

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's freestyle wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold|1963 São Paulo|63 kg}}

{{MedalSport|Collegiate Wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry|the Oregon State Beavers}}

{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1961 Corvallis|137 lb}}

}}

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.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/ron-finley-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015830/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/ron-finley-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Ronald Finley Olympic Results |access-date=March 27, 2019}} 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.[https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/1934 Ron Finley] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723213027/https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/1934 |date=July 23, 2023 }}. nwhof.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023. 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.[https://oregonsportshall.org/timeline/ron-finley-wrestling/ Ron Finley – Wrestling]. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2024.