Ray Armstead

Ray Ricky Armstead (born May 27, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former track athlete who specialized in the 400 meters. He was a 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the men's 4 × 400 meter relay. In the 1985 IAAF Grand Prix season, he won the 400 m in Rieti (time 45.24s)^[1] and West Berlin (45.36s)^[2] and came second in the final in Rome (45.24s). In 1989 he contested the US Trials in Baton Rouge for 1989 the World Indoor Championships.^[3] As of 2020^[update], he was an elementary-school art teacher in the Hazelwood School District.^[4]

Ray Armstead

Ray Armstead (1984).
Personal information
Full name	Ray Ricky Armstead
Born	May 27, 1960 (1960-05-27) (age 65) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Sport
University team	Truman State University
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 4 × 400 m relay

Sources

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Armstead". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-12-27.