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Dick Ault

American hurdler

Dick Ault

Personal information
Full name	Richard Francis Ault
Nickname	Dick
Nationality	American
Born	(1925-12-10)December 10, 1925 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	July 16, 2007(2007-07-16) (aged 81) Jefferson City, Missouri
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres hurdles
College team	University of Missouri

Richard Francis Ault (December 10, 1925 - July 16, 2007) was an American hurdler who finished fourth in the 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 StadioninOslo, Norway. He attended Roosevelt High SchoolinSt. Louis, Missouri.^[1][2] 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.^[2] He taught at Highland Park High School, where he led the cross-country team to a state championship,^[3] and later became a physical education professor at Westminster College. He also coached track, cross-country, swimming, and golf at Westminster.^[1] He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.^[2] He is also a member of the University of Missouri Hall of Fame and the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.^[4]