1. Richard Francis Ault was an American hurdler who finished fourth in the Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
10 Facts About Dick Ault
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Dick Ault set a 440-yard hurdle world record of 52.2 on August 31,1949 at Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway.
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Dick Ault attended Roosevelt High School in St Louis, Missouri.
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Dick Ault participated in track and field at the University of Missouri and had a second-place finish in the intermediates at the 1949 AAU.
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Dick Ault won the Big 6 220-yard low hurdles in 1946 and 1947 and the Big 7 low hurdles in 1948 and 1949.
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Dick Ault was the conference champion in the 440-yard dash in 1947 and 1949.
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Dick Ault taught at Highland Park High School, where he led the cross-country team to a state championship, and later became a physical education professor at Westminster College.
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Dick Ault coached track, cross-country, swimming, and golf at Westminster.
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Dick Ault was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Dick Ault is a member of the University of Missouri Hall of Fame and the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.