Bill Woolsey
 Gold medal winning U.S. team of 4 × 200 meters free relay in Helsinki 1952: William Woolsey (at left), Wayne Moore, James McLane and Ford Konno. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Tripp Woolsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Bill" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 13, 1934 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Indiana University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Tripp Woolsey (born September 13, 1934) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Wayne Moore, Ford Konno and Jimmy McLane.[1] Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Dick Hanley, George Breen and Ford Konno.[2]
Woolsey attended Indiana University, and swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.
See also
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Woolsey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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