Bill Mulliken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bill Mulliken

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Urbana, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jul-2014

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Bill Mulliken

  • William Danforth Mulliken (August 27, 1939 – July 17, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion. 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.He graduated from Miami University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree, and Harvard University in 1964 with a law degree.He founded Big Shoulders, a swim event at Ohio Street Beach in 1991 and held annually since.
  • An avid reader, he was an active member, supporter and leader of the Caxton Club of Chicago.
  • He also chaired the capital campaign for Miami University's Library.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.

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