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- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Boston
- Active from
- 1975
2008 universal fire victimamericananthemicaorarena rockart rock
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 21
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Key facts
- Full name
- Ralph Harold Boston
- Born
- ( 1939-05-09 ) May 9, 1939 , Laurel, Mississippi , U.S.
- Died
- April 30, 2023 (2023-04-30) (aged 83), Peachtree City, Georgia , U.S.
- Height
- 6 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (187 cm)
- Weight
- 163 lb (74 kg)
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event s
- Sprint, hurdles, long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault
- Club
- Southern California Striders , Anaheim
- Personal bests
- 100 yd – 9.6 (1964) 220 yd – 22.0 (1964) 120 ydH – 13.7 (1961) HJ – 2.04 m (1962) PV – 4.16 m (1960) LJ – 8.35 m (1965) TJ – 15.89 m (1964)
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 74
- Image
- Ralph Boston 1960.jpg
- Height
- 187
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- date of birth
- 1939-05-09
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- Ralph Boston
- date of death
- 2023-04-30
- name in native language
- Ralph Boston
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Ralph Harold Boston (May 9, 1939 – April 30, 2023) was an American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the 27 feet (8.2 m) barrier in the long jump.
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