Bill Denton
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| Born | William Thomas Denton February 1, 1911 Collinsville, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 8, 1946 (aged 35) Washington, D.C., U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College team | Navy Midshipmen (1931–1933) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Thomas Denton (February 1, 1911 – March 8, 1946) was an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was born in Collinsville, Texas and died in Washington, D.C.[2]
In 1932 he won the silver medal in the rings competition. He served as team captain for the Navy Midshipmen men's gymnastics team during the 1933 season.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Denton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
Full name: William Thomas "Tom" Denton
- ↑ "Lieutenant Commander William Thomas Denton U.S. Naval Reserve, Deceased" (PDF). history.navy.mil. March 5, 1952. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Navy Gymnastics" (PDF). navysports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Bill Denton at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Bill Denton at Olympics.com
- Bill Denton at Olympedia
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