Lou Jones (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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athletics competitor
Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1932
Place of Birth: New Rochelle, New York, United States
Date of Death: 03-Feb-2006
Profession: sprinter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Lou Jones (athlete)
- Louis Woodard "Lou" Jones (January 15, 1932 – February 3, 2006) was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in New Rochelle, New York, Jones graduated from Manhattan College in 1954.
- He won the 400 m at the 1955 Pan-American Games, where he set a new world record of 45.4.
- He was also a member of the gold medal winning American 4 × 400 m relay team. Just four months before the Melbourne Olympics, Jones broke his own 400 m world record, clocking 45.2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the US Olympic Trials, thus becoming a main favorite at this event in Melbourne.
- But in the Olympic 400 m final, Jones was off form, and managed to finish only in a disappointing fifth place, 1.50 seconds behind teammate Charles Jenkins.
- A few days later, Jones partly compensated for his disappointment, running the second leg in the gold medal winning American 4 × 400 m relay team.
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