Horace Ashenfelter

Horace Ashenfelter
Personal information
Full nameHorace Ashenfelter, III
Born(1923-01-23)January 23, 1923
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2018(2018-01-06) (aged 94)
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 3000 m st.
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1955 Mexico City 5000 metres

Horace Ashenfelter III (January 23, 1923 – January 6, 2018)[1] was an American athlete. He competed in international athletics from 1947 to 1956. During his career he won fifteen national AAU titles and three collegiate national titles.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Horace Ashenfelter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2010.