Bill Heusner
Olympic athlete
1927 – 2002
Who was Bill Heusner?
William W. Heusner, Jr. was an American competition swimmer and Pan American Games champion.
Heusner represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. He competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle, and finished eighth in the final of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.
At the 1951 Pan American Games, Heusner won the silver medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay event, alongside relay teammates Dick Cleveland, Burwell Jones and Ronald Gora.
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- Born
- Jun 28, 1927
Chicago - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Northwestern University
- Died
- Aug 9, 2002
East Lansing
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on July 23, 2013
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