What is Dave Bolen?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-U0904-0302, Berlin, Konsularvertrag DDR-USA (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''David Benjamin Bolen''' (December 23, 1923 - December 10, 2022) is an American Olympic track and field athlete, politician and businessman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_21168978/first-cu-boulder-olympian-games-are-not-something|title=First CU-Boulder Olympian David Bolen: Games are 'not something you train for'|website=www.dailycamera.com|access-date=2019-03-09|date=2012-07-26}}</ref> Bolen was born in [[Heflin, Louisiana|Heflin]], [[Louisiana]]. He was an Ambassador to [[Botswana]], [[Swaziland]], [[Lesotho]] and [[East Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bolen-david-benjamin-1923/|title=David Benjamin Bolen (1923- ) • BlackPast|date=2015-01-26|website=BlackPast|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> His diplomatic career lasted from 1974 until 1980 during the [[Richard Nixon]], [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] presidencies. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolen, Dave}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United States]] [[Category:American sprinters]] [[Category:Olympians for the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Louisiana]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Louisiana]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Louisiana]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}