Ronald Finley

Ronald Finley
Personal information
Born(1940-12-10)December 10, 1940
Huntington Park, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2016(2016-07-05) (aged 75)
Coburg, Oregon, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamOregon State
ClubU.S. Army and Olympic Club – San Francisco
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo63 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Oregon State Beavers
NCAA Championships
1961 Corvallis137 lb

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.