Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Roland Eugene•Sink |
Used name | Roland•Sink |
Born | 5 April 1926 in Columbus, Nebraska (USA) |
Died | 18 May 2015 |
Measurements | 170 cm / 64 kg |
Affiliations | USC Trojans, Los Angeles (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Roland Sink was AAU mile champion in 1945, runner-up in 1948, and placed third in the 1,500 at the 1948 NCAAs. He competed for USC and the Los Angeles AC. Sink earned a masters’ degree from Redlands University in business and education. He later became a professor of mathematics and accounting at Pasadena City College.
Personal Bests: 1500 – 3:52.7 (1948); Mile – 4:12.6 (1948).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA | Roland Sink | |||
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 h4 r1/2 |