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| Full name | Jesse William Mashburn | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1933 (1933-02-14) (age 93) Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Jesse William Mashburn (born February 14, 1933) is an American formerathlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 mrelay at the1956 Summer Olympics. He is also a homebuilder.
Born inSeminole, Oklahoma, Mashburn won theAAU championships in 440 yd (400 m) in 1953 and as anOklahoma State University student theNCAA championships in 440 yd (400 m) in 1955 and 1956.
At the1955 Pan-American Games, Mashburn was third in 400 m and won a gold medal as a member of American 4 × 400 m relay team.
At theMelbourneOlympics, Mashburn ran the third leg in the gold medal-winning American 4 × 400 m relay team.
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