William W. Parks (1921–2008) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.
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| Full name | William Wilson "Bill" Parks | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 11, 1921 Oak Park, Illinois, USA | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 10, 2008 (aged 86) Glenview, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Chicago Yacht Club[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He and Robert Halperin won a bronze medal for the United States in the Star class (mixed two-person keelboat) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[2][3][4][5][6] Their yacht was the Shrew II.[7]
Parks was born in Oak Park, Illinois on December 11, 1921. He died in Glenview, Illinois on December 10, 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Bill Parks". olympedia.org. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Bill Parks". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "Bob Halperin". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Games". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ Bernard Postal; Jesse Silver; Roy Silver (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Pub. Co. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
robert sherman halperin.
- ^ "ISAF: Olympic Games: Past Editions: 1960 Rome Olympic Sailing Competition". Sailing.org. March 16, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "Halperin, Robert "Buck"". Jews in Sports. January 26, 1908. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
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