Ronald Finley
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| Born | December 10, 1940 Huntington Park, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 5, 2016 (aged 75) Coburg, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oregon State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army and Olympic Club – San Francisco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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. 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.