Dick Ault
Richard Francis Ault was an American hurdler.Early life
Richard Francis Ault was born on December 10, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Roosevelt [High School |Roosevelt High School] in St. Louis.Track career
Ault participated in track and field at the University of Missouri and had a second-place finish in the intermediates at the 1949 AAU. He won the Big 6 220-yard low hurdles in 1946 and 1947 and the Big 7 low hurdles in 1948 and 1949. Ault was the conference champion in the 440-yard dash in 1947 and 1949. He finished fourth in the Athletics at the [1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics]. He set a 440-yard hurdle world record of 52.2 on August 31, 1949 at Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway.Later life
Ault taught at Highland [Park High School |Highland Park High School], where he led the cross-country team to a state championship, and later became a physical education professor at Westminster College. He also coached track, cross-country, swimming, and golf at Westminster. He was inducted into the Missouri [Sports Hall of Fame] in 1993. He is also a member of the University of Missouri Hall of Fame and the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.