Ralph Rose

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ralph Rose
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Mar 17, 1885(1885-03-17)
Age	139
Date Of Death	1913-10-16
Birthplace	Healdsburg
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

Ralph Rose Biography

Ralph Rose is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on March 17, 1885 in Healdsburg, California, United States. American track and field athlete who won the Olympic gold medals in the early 20th century.

At the 1912 Olympics, he won gold. The legendary He won gold at the 1912 Olympics where the legendary Jim Thorpe won the decathlon and pentathlon. won pentathlon and decathlon.

His father J.W. Ralph was an athlete at the University of Michigan.

Ralph Rose Net Worth

Ralph Rose is one of the richest Runner from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ralph Rose 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While at the University of Michigan, he won Big Ten Championships for shot put and discus.

With a throw of 51 feet in 1909, he was the first shot putter who broke 50 feet.

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Facts & Trivia

Ralph Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ralph Rose celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.

Top Facts about Ralph Rose

1. Ralph Waldo Rose was an American track and field athlete.
2. He was born in Healdsburg, California and stood 6 ft 5.5 in (197 cm) and weighed 250 pounds (115 kg).
3. In 1904, he won both the shot put and discus at the Big Ten championships.
4. He set a world record of 51 ft 0 in (15.5 m) for shot put in 1909 that lasted for 16 years.
5. Competing in three Olympic games, he accumulated a total of three golds, two silver, and one bronze medals.
6. Rose was the U.S. flag bearer at the 1908 Olympics.
7. He refused to dip the flag towards the royal box, which was supposedly explained as “This flag dips to no earthly king”.
8. At the 1908 Olympics, he competed in the tug of war but was not successful.
9. In the 1912 Olympics, he won the two-handed shot put and took second in the regular shot, ninth in the hammer and 11th in the discus.
10. Rose died of typhoid fever in San Francisco at the age of 28.