Bill Nieder
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s athletics | |||
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| Gold | 1960 Rome | Shot put | |
Bill Nieder (born 10 August 1933) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.
He competed for the United States in the 1956 Olympic Games and received a silver medal for his 18.18 m long throw. Nieder later received a Gold for his throw of 19.68 m in the 1960 summer Olympic games held in Rome, Italy.
He is a hometown legend and friend of the lawrence, ks community.
| Olympic champions in men's shot put |
|---|
| 1896: Robert Garrett | 1900: Richard Sheldon | 1904: Ralph Rose | 1906: Martin Sheridan | 1908: Ralph Rose | 1912: Patrick McDonald | 1920: Ville Pörhölä | 1924: Clarence Houser | 1928:
John Kuck | 1932: Leo Sexton | 1936: Hans Woellke | 1948: Wilbur Thompson | 1952: Parry O'Brien | 1956: Parry O'Brien | 1960: Bill Nieder | 1964: Dallas Long | 1968: Randy Matson | 1972: Władysław Komar | 1976: Udo Beyer | 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov | 1984: Alessandro Andrei | 1988: Ulf Timmermann | 1992: Mike Stulce | 1996: Randy Barnes | 2000: Arsi Harju | 2004: Yuriy Bilonoh |
