- Dick Howard (athlete)
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Olympic medal record Men’s athletics Bronze 1960 Rome 400 metre hurdles Dick Howard (Richard Wayne Howard, August 22, 1935 – November 9, 1967) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.
He competed for the United States in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where he won the bronze medal in the 400 metre hurdles.
Howard died of a heroin overdose in 1967.
References
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Track and Field (Men): 400-Meter Hurdles". In The Complete Book of the Olympics - 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 163.
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- Deaths by heroin overdose in the United States
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- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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