Dick Ault

Education

He attended Roosevelt High School in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Career

He set a 440-yard hurdle world record of 52.2 on August 31, 1949 at Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. Ault participated in track and field at the University of Missouri and had a second-place finish in the intermediates at the 1949 Amateur Athletic Union. He 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.

Achievements

• 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.

Membership

He is also a member of the University of Missouri Hall of Fame and the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.