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William Danforth Mulliken (August 27, 1939 – July 17, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion.

Bill Mulliken
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Danforth Mulliken
National team United States
Born(1939-08-27)August 27, 1939
Urbana, Illinois
DiedJuly 17, 2014(2014-07-17) (aged 74)
Chicago, Illinois
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight183 lb (83 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamMiami University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1960 Rome 200 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago 200 m breaststroke

Mulliken represented the United States at the 1959 Pan American Games, where he won the 200-meter breaststroke, his signature event. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he received a gold medal for winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:37.4.[1][2][3]

He graduated from Miami University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree, and Harvard University in 1964 with a law degree.[3][4]

He founded Big Shoulders, a swim event at Ohio Street Beach in 1991 and held annually since.[5] An avid reader, he was an active member, supporter and leader of the Caxton Club of Chicago.[6] He also chaired the capital campaign for Miami University's Library.[4]

His first marriage was to Julia N. Neavolls. They had two daughters and a son before the marriage ended in divorce. He later married Lorna Filippini.[3]


See also



References


  1. "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy– Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 30, 2008)
  2. "Bill Mulliken Passes Away". MURedHawks.com - The Official Athletic Website of Miami University. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  3. Slotnik, Daniel E. (July 20, 2014). "Bill Mulliken, Who Swam to Olympic Gold in 1960, Dies at 74" via NYTimes.com.
  4. "William Mulliken Obituary: View William Mulliken's Obituary by Chicago Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  5. Club Assistant, LLC. "Big Shoulders 5K and 2.5K - Home". Bigshouldersswim.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  6. "The Caxton Club - Home". caxtonclub.org.




На других языках


- [en] Bill Mulliken

[fr] William Mulliken

William Danforth Mulliken dit « Bill » Mulliken, né le 27 août 1939 à Urbana en Illinois aux États-Unis et mort le 17 juillet 2014[1], est un nageur américain qui a remporté la médaille d'or olympique dans la discipline du 200 mètres brasse à l'occasion des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1960 à Rome[2].

[it] Bill Mulliken

William Danforth "Bill" Mulliken (Urbana, 27 agosto 1939 – Chicago, 17 luglio 2014) è stato un nuotatore statunitense.

[ru] Малликен, Уильям

Уильям Данфорт «Билл» Малликен (англ. William Danforth «Bill» Mulliken, 27 августа 1939 (1939-08-27), Эрбана, штат Иллинойс, США — 17 июля 2014, Чикаго, Иллинойс, США) — американский пловец, чемпион Олимпийских игр в Риме (1960).



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