William Bentsen
Personal information
BornFebruary 18, 1930 (1930-02-18)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 2020(2020-12-25) (aged 90)
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Soling
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Flying Dutchman
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Flying Dutchman

William "Bill" Bentsen (February 18, 1930 – December 25, 2020) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.[1] Bentsen was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] Bentsen was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bill Bentsen". Olympedia. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Bentsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ "William Bentsen 2017 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.


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