NationMaster - Encyclopedia: William Porter

This article is about the American athlete. For the New Zealand politician, see William Field Porter. William Field Porter was a New Zealand politician. ...

William Franklin "Bill" Porter II (March 24, 1926 - March 10, 2000) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... The metre (or meter) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 in London, United Kingdom. ...

Born in Essex Township, Michigan, William Porter attended at Western Michigan University. Essex Township is a township located in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (abbr. ...

Porter won his only AAU Championship title in 1948 in 110 m hurdles and thus qualified to the Olympic Games. Although the best American hurdler Harrison Dillard did not qualify to the Olympics, the three Americans Porter, Clyde Scott and Craig Dixon were headlong over the rest of the field in the Olympic final. From the start to finish they ran almost neck to neck, with the others some five yards behind. In the finish, Porter gained a clear win with Scott beating Dixon by inches for second place. - The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, was formed in United States. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... William Harrison Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American athlete, the only one so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ...

After his athletics career, Porter worked on the Northwestern Alumni Association Board and later opened a sales agency in California. Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university, located in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 kmÂ² (3rd) - Land 404,298 kmÂ² - Water 20,047 kmÂ² (4. ...

William Porter died in Irvine, California. Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ...

Categories: 1926 births | 2000 deaths | American track and field athletes These are the male Olympic medalists in athletics. ... Thomas Pelham Tom Curtis (September 7, 1870 - May 23, 1944) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Alvin Christian Kraenzlein (December 12, 1876-January 6, 1928) was an American athlete. ... Frederick William Fred Schule (September 27, 1879 - September 14, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1904 Summer Olympics. ... Robert Leavitt (1883 - ?) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1906 Summer Olympics. ... Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 - November 24, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. ... Frederick Warren Fred Kelly (September 12, 1891 - May 7, 1974) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Earl John Thomson (February 15, 1895 - April 19, 1971) was Canadian athlete, a specialist in the high hurdles. ... Daniel Chapin Kinsey (January 22, 1902 - June 27, 1970) was an American hurdler, and later a scholar in physical education. ... Sydney James Montford Atkinson (March 14, 1901 - August 31, 1977) was a South African athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... George J. Saling (July 27, 1909 - April 15, 1933) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... Robert Forrest Spec Towns (February 6, 1914 - April 4, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. ... William Harrison Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American athlete, the only one so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. ... Lee Quincy Calhoun (February 23, 1933 - June 22, 1989) was an American athlete, a double winner of 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games. ... Hayes W. Jones (born August 4, 1938) is a former American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics. ... Willie Davenport (June 8, 1943 - June 17, 2002) was an American athlete, born in Troy, Alabama. ... Rodney Milburn, Jr. ... Guy Drut (born December 6, 1950) is an Olympic champion who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110m hurdles. ... Thomas Munkelt (born August 3, 1952) was an East German athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics. ... Roger Nona Kingdom (born August 26, 1962) is a former sprint hurdler from the United States. ... Marcus Mark McKoy (born December 10, 1961) is a former Canadian athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ... Allen K. Johnson (born March 1, 1971) is a hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 m hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Anier GarcÃa Ortiz (born March 9, 1976) is a Cuban athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu. ...