Ronald Vernieux
{{short description|Indian sprinter}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Ronald Vernieux
| birth_name = Ronald Alfred Vernieux
| image = Ronald Vernieux 1932.jpg
| caption = Vernieux at the 1932 Olympics
| nationality = Indian
| sport = Sprinting
| event = 100 metres
| pb = 100 yd – 9.7 (1934)
200 m – 22.5 (1932)
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|10|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Calcutta, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|5|25|1910|10|18|df=yes}}
| death_place = Townsville, Australia
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Ronald Alfred Vernieux (18 October 1910 – 25 May 1997) was an Indian sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Vernieux finished sixth in the 1934 British Empire Games 4×110 yards relay (with Gyan Bhalla, Jahangir Khan and Niranjan Singh); in the 100 yards and 220 yards he was eliminated in the heats.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/ronald-vernieux-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/ronald-vernieux-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ronald Vernieux Olympic Results |access-date=4 June 2017}}
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Category:Indian male sprinters
Category:Athletes from Kolkata
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for India
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India
Category:Indian emigrants to Australia
Category:Australian people of Anglo-Indian descent
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