# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ron-morris
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:05:49.408Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ron-morris"
name: "Ron Morris"
slug: "ron-morris"
description: "Ronald Hugh Morris was an American track and field athlete who won the national title in pole vault in 1958, 1961 and 1962. He placed fourth at the 1959 Pan American Games and second at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Morris vaulted 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) in June 1971 for a Masters M35 World Record at the 1971 Los Angeles Senior Olympics. After retiring from competitions, he worked as athletics coach. Morris competed for the USC Trojans track and field team. He died on May 31, 2024, at the age of 89."
tagline: "American pole vaulter (1935–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ron_Morris%2C_Don_Bragg%2C_Eeles_Landstr%C3%B6m%2C_Rome_1960.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1935-04-27"
deathDate: "2024-05-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.436974789915966
  historical:           11.13866133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Ron Morris"
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    title: "رون موريس (منافس ألعاب قوى)"
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    title: "رون موريس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Morris"
    title: "Ron Morris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Morris_(pole_vaulter)"
    title: "Ron Morris (pole vaulter)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Morris"
    title: "Ron Morris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Morris"
    title: "Ron Morris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "رون موریس (ورزشکار)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Morris"
    title: "Ron Morris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Morris"
    title: "Ron Morris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Morris"
    title: "Ron Morris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Morris"
    title: "Ron Morris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Morris"
    title: "Ronald Morris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521795"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump