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Full name | William Wilson "Bill" Parks | ||||||||||||||
Born | Oak Park, Illinois, USA | December 11, 1921||||||||||||||
Died | December 10, 2008 Glenview, Illinois | (aged 86)||||||||||||||
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Club | Chicago Yacht Club [1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William W. Parks (1921–2008) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.
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]
robert sherman halperin.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | William Wilson "Bill" Parks | ||||||||||||||
Born | Oak Park, Illinois, USA | December 11, 1921||||||||||||||
Died | December 10, 2008 Glenview, Illinois | (aged 86)||||||||||||||
Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
Club | Chicago Yacht Club [1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William W. Parks (1921–2008) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.
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]
robert sherman halperin.