William Bonsall
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| Full name | William Alfred Bonsall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 31, 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 23, 2015 (aged 91) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State Nittany Lions (1943–1949) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Alfred Bonsall (December 31, 1923 – February 23, 2015) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
As a gymnast, Bonsall was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's gymnastics team.[2] He was named as an NCAA All-American in the All-Around in 1948 as Penn State won the 1948 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship.[2] The following season, he served as captain during his final year with the team.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Bonsall Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Men's Gymnastics 2022 Media Guide". Penn State Nittany Lions. 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
External links
[edit]- William Bonsall at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- William Bonsall at Olympics.com
- William Bonsall at Olympedia
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