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'''Ray Kimble''' (born April 19, 1953) is an American [[track and field]] athlete and former collegiate [[american football|football]] player for [[Washington State University]]. His primary event is the [[triple jump]]. He is the current M45 [[List of world records in masters athletics|world record holder]].<ref>http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men</ref> "Fourth place" describes his attempts to reach the Olympics and World Championships, as that was the place he finished twice at the [[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]], 1984 and 1992. In the 1984 he was beaten by the future gold medalist [[Al Joyner]], silver medalist and 1992 gold medalist [[Mike Conley, Sr.]] and future world record holder [[Willie Banks]], in 1992 it was Conley again and silver medalist [[Charles Simpkins]] (who he had beaten in 1984).<ref>https://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf</ref> Only the top three go to the Olympics. He suffered the same fate at the 1983 [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]], the qualifier for the first [[World Championships in Athletics]]. He did represent the United States internationally at the [[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991 Pan American Games]], where he finished fourth.<ref>http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/26318171/</ref> By that time he was already 38 years old. He continued jumping in top level competition against competitors young enough to be his children well into his 40's. |
'''Ray Kimble''' (born April 19, 1953) is an American [[track and field]] athlete and former collegiate [[american football|football]] player for [[Washington State University]]. His primary event is the [[triple jump]]. He is the current M45 [[List of world records in masters athletics|world record holder]].<ref>http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men</ref> "Fourth place" describes his attempts to reach the Olympics and World Championships, as that was the place he finished twice at the [[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]], 1984 and 1992. In the 1984 he was beaten by the future gold medalist [[Al Joyner]], silver medalist and 1992 gold medalist [[Mike Conley, Sr.]] and future world record holder [[Willie Banks]], in 1992 it was Conley again and silver medalist [[Charles Simpkins]] (who he had beaten in 1984). He also finished seventh in 1988.<ref>https://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf</ref> Only the top three go to the Olympics. He suffered the same fate at the 1983 [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]], the qualifier for the first [[World Championships in Athletics]]. He did represent the United States internationally at the [[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991 Pan American Games]], where he finished fourth.<ref>http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/26318171/</ref> By that time he was already 38 years old. He continued jumping in top level competition against competitors young enough to be his children well into his 40's. |
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After growing up in California, Kimble went to high school in [[Texarkana, Arkansas]]. He was a starting [[wide receiver]] and occasional defensive back at Washington State, graduating in 1976. There he used jumping on the track team as an excuse to avoid spring training with the football team. He retired from jumping after college and took a job teaching physical education at Barnard White Middle School in [[Union City, California]]. He returned to jumping in 1980.<ref>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-07-25/sports/9307250270_1_ray-kimble-jump-washington-state</ref> |
After growing up in California, Kimble went to high school in [[Texarkana, Arkansas]]. He was a starting [[wide receiver]] and occasional defensive back at Washington State, graduating in 1976. There he used jumping on the track team as an excuse to avoid spring training with the football team. He retired from jumping after college and took a job teaching physical education at Barnard White Middle School in [[Union City, California]]. He returned to jumping in 1980.<ref>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-07-25/sports/9307250270_1_ray-kimble-jump-washington-state</ref> |
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Ray Kimble (born April 19, 1953) is an American track and field athlete and former collegiate football player for Washington State University. His primary event is the triple jump. He is the current M45 world record holder.[1] "Fourth place" describes his attempts to reach the Olympics and World Championships, as that was the place he finished twice at the U.S. Olympic Trials, 1984 and 1992. In the 1984 he was beaten by the future gold medalist Al Joyner, silver medalist and 1992 gold medalist Mike Conley, Sr. and future world record holder Willie Banks, in 1992 it was Conley again and silver medalist Charles Simpkins (who he had beaten in 1984). He also finished seventh in 1988.[2] Only the top three go to the Olympics. He suffered the same fate at the 1983 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the qualifier for the first World Championships in Athletics. He did represent the United States internationally at the 1991 Pan American Games, where he finished fourth.[3] By that time he was already 38 years old. He continued jumping in top level competition against competitors young enough to be his children well into his 40's.
After growing up in California, Kimble went to high school in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was a starting wide receiver and occasional defensive back at Washington State, graduating in 1976. There he used jumping on the track team as an excuse to avoid spring training with the football team. He retired from jumping after college and took a job teaching physical education at Barnard White Middle School in Union City, California. He returned to jumping in 1980.[4]