Ron Bontemps

Personal information

Full name

Ronald Yngve Bontemps

Born

August 11, 1926 (age 90)
Taylorville, Illinois

Medal record

Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	Team competition

Ronald Yngve "Ron" Bontemps (born August 11, 1926) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Taylorville, Illinois and attended Beloit College. He was a captain of the United States men's basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played in all eight games.

References

Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: Ron Bontemps
"Ron Bontemps". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.

United States basketball squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – Gold medal

4 Bontemps 5 Freiberger 6 Glasgow 7 Hoag 8 Hougland 9 Keller 10 Kelley 11 Kenney 12 Kurland 13 McCabe 14 Lienhard 15 Lovellette 16 Pippin 17 Williams Coach: Womble

1953 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans

Glen Anderson John Arndt Ron Bontemps Hugh Faulkner Jim Hoverder Frank McCabe Chet Noe Dan Pippin Howie Williams George Yardley

1954 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans

Glen Anderson Ron Bontemps Chuck Darling Jim Hoverder Frankie Kuzara Ken Leslie Frank McCabe Dick Retherford Glen Smith Joe Stratton

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