Willard Tibbetts

Olympic athlete

1903 – 1992

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Who was Willard Tibbetts?

Willard Lewis Tibbetts, Jr. was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team. Tibbetts grew up in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1922 and matriculated to Yale.

He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 3000 metre team where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Edward Kirby and William Cox.

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Born
Mar 26, 1903
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Mar 28, 1992

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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