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Bill Lienhard
Full name: William Barner "Bill" Lienhard
Gender: Male
Height: 6'5" (195 cm)
Weight: 181 lbs (82 kg)
Born: January 14, 1930 in Slaton, Texas, United States
Affiliations: Kansas Jayhawks, Lawrence (USA)
Country: 
United States
Sport: Basketball
Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)
Biography
Bill Lienhard played on the great Kansas team which won the 1952 NCAA championship, but really played very little basketball after college. He played in Helsinki on the 1952 gold medalists, but after returning from Europe joined up with the Air Force and played two years of service basketball. He retired from competitive basketball after that, spurning a chance to play AAU ball. After leaving the Air Force he became a very successful banker in Kansas. |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer | 22 | Helsinki | Basketball | Men's Basketball | United States | USA | 1 | Gold |
Men's Basketball
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer | 22 | Helsinki | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #2 | 1 | 1952-07-28 | USA 86, URS 58 | 4 |
| 1952 Summer | 22 | Helsinki | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #3 | 1 | 1952-07-29 | USA 103, CHI 55 | 5 |
| 1952 Summer | 22 | Helsinki | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #5 | 1 | 1952-07-30 | USA 57, BRA 53 | 6 |
| 1952 Summer | 22 | Helsinki | Basketball | United States | USA | Group A | Match #1 | 1 | 1952-07-25 | USA 66, HUN 48 | 3 |
| 1952 Summer | 22 | Helsinki | Basketball | United States | USA | Group A | Match #6 | 1 | 1952-07-27 | USA 57, URU 44 | 0 |
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