Gerald Howard "Gerry" Ashworth (born May 1, 1942 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) an American former athlete and Olympic gold medalist. Career Ashworth is Jewish. In 1961 he tied the world mark with a 6.1 in the 60-yard dash. He won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The following year he ran in the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal in the 4x100, and a gold medal in the 400 m relay. Ashworth attended Dartmouth College. He ran the second leg of the gold medal performance of the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a new world record of 39.0 at the Tokyo Olympics. Paul Drayton, Richard Stebbins and Bob Hayes ran the other legs. He later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. See also List of notable Jewish track and field athletes References External links Biography, International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Former Olympian from Maine recalls gold medal experience, Seacoast Online, Aug 14, 2008 1942 births American male sprinters Dartmouth College alumni missing graduation year Jewish American sportspeople Jewish male athletes (track and field) Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Sportspeople from Haverhill, Massachusetts International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States 21st-century American Jews Dartmouth Big Green men's track and field athletes Harvard Business School alumni