William Bentsen
American sailor (1930–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William "Bill" Bentsen (February 18, 1930 – December 25, 2020) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.[1] Bentsen was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] Bentsen was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]
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Born | February 18, 1930 (1930-02-18) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 25, 2020(2020-12-25) (aged 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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