 Bill Dellinger (right) at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Solon Dellinger | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 23, 1934 Grants Pass, Oregon, United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Oregon Track Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | University of Oregon | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bill Bowerman | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:41.5 (1958) 1 mile – 4:02.7 (1961) 2 miles – 8:43.8 (1961) 5000 m – 13:49.8 (1964) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Solon Dellinger (born March 23, 1934) is a retired American middle-distance runner, and track and field and cross country coach. He competed in the 5,000 m at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964, setting his personal record.[1][2] He lettered in track at the University of Oregon in 1954, 1955, and 1956.
- ^ Bill Dellinger Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Binder, Doug (August 20, 2008). "Bill Dellinger surged to '64 Olympic bronze and helped put Oregon on track map". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2008-08-20.