Ron Daws

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHarry Ronald "Ron"•Daws
Used nameRon•Daws
Born21 June 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Died28 July 1992
Measurements183 cm / 66 kg
AffiliationsTwin Cities TC, Saint Paul (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Ron Daws was a distance runner at the University of Minnesota and later turned to the marathon. He won the AAU marathon in 1967, finishing second in 1970 and third in 1968. At Boston he placed fourth in 1969 and fifth in 1968, his best finishes. Daws also ran in the 1967 Pan American Games marathon, but failed to finish.

Daws later worked as a research analyst for the Minnesota Department of Jobs and Training for almost 30 years. He took up art, specializing in water colors, and also turned to cross-country skiing, which he said he liked better than running. He also wrote several books, including The Self-Made Olympian (1971) and Running Your Best (1985). Daws was briefly married to New Zealand marathoner Lorraine Moller in the 1980s, but they divorced. In 1986 he was inducted into the National Road Runners Hall of Fame. Daws died unexpectedly from a massive heart attack in July 1992.

Personal Bests: 3 miles – 14:02.4 (1968); Marathon – 2-23:45 (1967).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Ron Daws
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 22

Olympic family relations