Bill Wambach

Who is Bill Wambach?

Bill Wambach is an American amateur track-and-field athlete who competes at the Masters level. He broke the national high-jump record for the 80-84 year old division with a jump of 1.26 meters at the 2006 Badger State Games. He has been competing in the Badger State Games for many years. He was named the "Male Athlete of the Year" by the National Congress of State Games. On July 10, 2011, he added the American M85 record, jumping 1.17m at the USATF Midwest Masters meet. Two months later at the Wisconsin Senior Olympics, he improved upon that mark jumping 1.18m, though that mark has yet to be recognized as a record.

Wambach was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 1, 1925. He has lived in Sun Prairie since 1978. He is a retired district highway engineer. He is married with six daughters, two sons and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In the 1940s, he competed as a high jumper for Marquette University. Though he once cleared 6 ft. 2 in., he never was a serious threat for breaking the collegiate national record. He keeps fit by biking, cross-country skiing and walking.