 Ray Armstead (1984). | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ray Ricky Armstead | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 27, 1960 (age 63) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| University team | Truman State University | ||||||||||||||
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Ray Ricky Armstead (born May 27, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States.
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