Bill Nieder
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | |||
| Gold | 1960 Rome | Shot put | |
Bill Nieder (born 10 August 1933) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.
He competed for the United States in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the shot put where he won the gold medal.
| Olympic champions in men's shot put |
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| 1896: Robert Garrett | 1900: Richard Sheldon | 1904: Ralph Rose | 1906: Martin Sheridan | 1908: Ralph Rose | 1912: Patrick McDonald | 1920: Ville Pörhölä | 1924: Clarence Houser | 1928:
John Kuck | 1932: Leo Sexton | 1936: Hans Woellke | 1948: Wilbur Thompson | 1952: Parry O'Brien | 1956: Parry O'Brien | 1960: Bill Nieder | 1964: Dallas Long | 1968: Randy Matson | 1972: Władysław Komar | 1976: Udo Beyer | 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov | 1984: Alessandro Andrei | 1988: Ulf Timmermann | 1992: Mike Stulce | 1996: Randy Barnes | 2000: Arsi Harju | 2004: Yuriy Bilonoh |
