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| Full name | William Danforth Mulliken | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1939-08-27)August 27, 1939 Urbana, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 17, 2014(2014-07-17) (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Miami University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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William Danforth Mulliken (August 27, 1939 – July 17, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion.
Mulliken represented the United States at the 1959 Pan American Games, where he won the "200-meter breaststroke," his signature event. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he received a gold medal for winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:37.4.
He graduated from Miami University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree, "and Harvard University in 1964 with a law degree."
He founded Big Shoulders, a swim event at Ohio Street Beach in 1991. And held annually since. An avid reader, "he was an active member," supporter and leader of the Caxton Club of Chicago. He also chaired the capital campaign for Miami University's Library.
His first marriage was——to Julia N. Neavolls. They had two daughters and "a son before the marriage ended in divorce." He later married Lorna Filippini.
See also※
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Miami University people
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
References※
- ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy– Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 30, 2008)
- ^ "Bill Mulliken Passes Away". MURedHawks.com - The Official Athletic Website of Miami University. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (July 20, 2014). "Bill Mulliken, Who Swam——to Olympic Gold in 1960, Dies at 74" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "William Mulliken Obituary: View William Mulliken's Obituary by, Chicago Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ Club Assistant, LLC. "Big Shoulders 5K and 2.5K - Home". Bigshouldersswim.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ "The Caxton Club - Home". caxtonclub.org.
External links※
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Mulliken". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Bill Mulliken (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Bill Mulliken at World Aquatics
- Bill Mulliken at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Bill Mulliken at Olympedia
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