William Becklean (born June 23, 1936) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.
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Born | June 23, 1936 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | (age 88)||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ^ "Becklean, William".
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