Gilbert Ronald Larrieu (May 23, 1937 – June 1, 2020), known as Ron Larrieu, was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was the older brother of American five-time Olympian Francie Larrieu. Ron ran for Palo Alto High School, winning the 1956 CIF California State Meet in the mile in 4:20.1. He was ranked #3 in the country that year. Earlier in the season he broke the 2 mile high school record that had stood for 31 years. Collegiately he ran for

Cal Poly Pomona California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''name'' section of this article for more infor ...

. He was a two time national champion in cross country, in 1965 and 1966.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larrieu, Ron 1937 births 2020 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Cal Poly Pomona Broncos men's track and field athletes Cal Poly Pomona Broncos men's cross country runners Track and field athletes from San Francisco