William Smith (wrestler)

William Smith
Personal information
Born	September 17, 1928; Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	March 20, 2018 (aged 89); Humboldt, Iowa, U.S.
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

William T. Smith (September 17, 1928 – March 20, 2018)[1] was an American wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Smith was born in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Thomas Jefferson Senior High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.[2] He then enrolled at Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa), Smith won back-to-back NCAA wrestling titles at 165 pounds in 1949 and 1950. As a team, Iowa State Teachers College finished as NCAA Runners-Up in 1949 and NCAA Champions in 1950. He also won three Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national titles.[3]

William Smith died on March 20, 2018. Intermat Wrestling website posted an article about Bill citing all of his accomplishments.[4]

Olympics

Smith competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the welterweight class.[5]

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References

http://www.nonpareilonline.com/sports/olympic-champion-t-j-grad-bill-smith-dies-at/article_e878f11e-2cb4-11e8-90e8-3f29c05e4a9a.html
"Notable Oregonians". All-Oregon. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
"Bill Smith, University of Northern Iowa". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
Palmer, Mark (March 21, 2018). "Olympic gold medalist, NCAA champ Bill Smith passes". InterMat Wrestle.
"1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Wrestling" Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 13 September 2008)

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[1] ttp://www.nonpareilonline.com/sports/olympic-champion-t-j-grad-bill-smith-dies-at/article_e878f11e-2cb4-11e8-90e8-3f29c05e4a9a.html

[2] "Notable Oregonians". All-Oregon. Retrieved 2008-12-25.

[3] "Bill Smith, University of Northern Iowa". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2014-02-25.

[4] Palmer, Mark (March 21, 2018). "Olympic gold medalist, NCAA champ Bill Smith passes". InterMat Wrestle.

[db-ol-WRE1952-5] "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Wrestling" Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 13 September 2008)