Bill Nieder

Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold	1960 Rome	Shot put
Silver	1956 Melbourne	Shot put

William Henry ("Billy ") Nieder (born 10 August 1933) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put. He was born in Hempstead, New York.

He competed for the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics and received a silver medal for his 18.18 m long throw. Nieder later won gold with his throw of 19.68 m/64' 6 3/4" inches at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy. Parry O'Brien was second, and Dallas Long third.

Nieder helped subdue a passenger attempting to enter the cockpit of American Airlines flight 1561 headed to San Francisco on Sunday, May 8, 2011.

References

• Profile
• Yemeni accused of storming cockpit traveled light, San Francisco Chronicle, May 10, 2011. He was 77 years old at the time.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Bill Nieder from BoxRec

Records
Preceded by Dallas Long	Men's Shot Put World Record Holder March 19, 1960 – March 26, 1960	Succeeded by Dallas Long
Preceded by Dallas Long	Men's Shot Put World Record Holder April 2, 1960 – May 18, 1962	Succeeded by Dallas Long