Rosslyn Range

{{Short description|American long jumper (1933–2021)}}

Rosslyn Roy Range (November 29, 1933 – May 28, 2021) was an American long jumper who competed in the 1950s. Range set his personal best in the men's long jump event (8.03 metres) on March 14, 1955, at the 1955 Pan American Games. He died on May 28, 2021, at the age of 87.{{cite web |title=Rosslyn Range |url=https://www.rangefuneralhome.com/obituary/Rosslyn-Range |website=Range Funeral Home |access-date=27 December 2024}}

Achievements

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!Year

!Tournament

!Venue

!Result

!Event

1955

|Pan American Games

|Mexico City, Mexico

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Long Jump

1956

|US National Championships

|Bakersfield, California

|5th

|Long Jump

References

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Sources

  • [http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=5469&Gender=M&Page=Tournaments.asp&Tour=P&Year=1955&TF=F Profile]

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{{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's long jump}}

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Category:1933 births

Category:2021 deaths

Category:American male long jumpers

Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)

Category:Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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