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Louis Woodard "Lou" Jones (born January 15, 1932 - died February 3, 2006) is a former American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Born in New Rochelle, New York, Lou Jones won the 400 m at the 1955 Pan-American Games, where he set a new world record of 45.4. He was also a member of the gold medal winning American 4x400 m relay team.

Just four months before the Melbourne Olympics, Jones ran over his 400 m world record, clocking 45.2 at Los Angeles at the US Olympic Trials, thus becoming a main favourite at this event in Melbourne.

But in the Olympic 400 m final, Jones was off form, and managed to finish only in a disappointing fifth place, 1.3 seconds behind fellow teammate Charlie Jenkins. A few days later, Jones partly compensated his disappointment, running the second leg in the gold medal winning American 4x400 m relay team.

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