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| Full name | William Danforth Mulliken | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 27, 1939 Urbana, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 17, 2014 (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. [1] [2] [3]
He graduated from Miami University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree, and Harvard University in 1964 with a law degree. [3] [4]
He founded Big Shoulders, a swim event at Ohio Street Beach in 1991 and held annually since. [5] An avid reader, he was an active member, supporter and leader of the Caxton Club of Chicago. [6] He also chaired the capital campaign for Miami University's Library. [4]
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. [3]
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.
- ^ a b c Slotnik, Daniel E. (July 20, 2014). "Bill Mulliken, Who Swam to Olympic Gold in 1960, Dies at 74" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "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 the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Bill Mulliken at Olympedia
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