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Born | Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. | August 23, 1931||||||||||||||
Died | October 17, 2019[1] | (aged 88)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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William Andre (August 23, 1931 – October 17, 2019), commonly known as "Bill",[2] was an American fencer and modern pentathlete. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, he won an individual bronze medal at the 1953 world championships. While a lieutenant in the US Navy, he was selected as part of the US team for the 1956 Summer Olympics,[3] at which the team won a silver medal.[4] He finished seventh in the individual event.[5] In the same year, he finished second in the épée at the AFLA national fencing championships.[6]