William Rea
William "Bill" Rea (born February 3, 1952 in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer ) is a former Austrian - American long jumper .
In 1972, as fourth in the US trials, he narrowly missed participation in the Olympic Games in Munich .
As the son of an Austrian mother, he used his dual nationality in the run-up to the 1980 Olympic Games and switched to the Austrian federation in order to be able to qualify more easily. Because of the United States' Olympic boycott, he was one of the few US citizens to take part in the Games. Rea was Austrian champion in the summer of 1980 and set three Austrian records (most recently on September 13 in Rovereto with 8.00 m), but retired in Moscow in qualifying.
He achieved his personal best of 8.11 m on May 13, 1972 in Pittsburgh .
Web links
- Athlete portrait at the ÖLV
- William Rea in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- William Rea in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ^ Larry Eldridge: Americans at Olympics - scarce but still there . In: Christian Science Monitor . August 1, 1980
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rea, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rea, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-American long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd February 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saalfelden at the Stone Sea |