William Becklean

William Becklean
Full name	William Russell "Beck" Becklean
nation	United States
birthday	June 23, 1936
place of birth	Kansas City , United States
size	172 cm
Weight	57 kg
Career
discipline	Eighth
society	Yale Bulldogs
status	resigned
Medal table
Olympic games

William Russell "Beck" Becklean (born June 23, 1936 in Kansas City , Missouri , United States ) is a former American rower and Olympic champion .

Life

William Becklean was born in Kansas City, Missouri and was a member of the Yale Bulldogs . Becklean won the gold medal in rowing as a helmsman with the US team at the age of 20 at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne ( eighth ).

William Becklean in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
William Becklean on Olympic.org - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)
William Becklean at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )

personal data
SURNAME	Becklean, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Becklean, William Russell (full name); Beck (short name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower
DATE OF BIRTH	June 23, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kansas City , Missouri , United States