William Becklean
Personal information
BornJune 23, 1936 (1936-06-23) (age 87)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Medal record
Men’s rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Eight

William Becklean (born June 23, 1936) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.

Becklean was born in Kansas City, Missouri,[1] and attended Phillips Exeter Academy. He received a gold medal in eights with the American team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2]

He would compete for Yale University and would receive an MBA from Harvard Business School.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Becklean". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "Becklean, William".

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Olympic champions – Men's eight
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