Full name: William Willard "Bill" McMillan
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 201 lbs (91 kg)
Born: January 29, 1929 in Frostburg, Maryland, United States
Died: June 6, 2000 in Encinitas, California, United States
Affiliations: US Marine Corps, (USA)
Country:
United States
Sport: Shooting
Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)
Retired Marine Lt. Col. Bill McMillan competed in six Olympic Games. The only Olympics he missed between 1952 and 1976 was in 1956 when his pistol misfired, costing him a spot on the team. McMillan competed only in rapid-fire pistol in the Olympics, winning it in 1960 and with his next best finish being seventh in 1952. He won two world championships in free pistol and five golds at the Pan American Games, as well as four national titles at rapid-fire pistol and one at free pistol. His Pan American Games medals were the following: 1955 gold in 25 m rapid fire pistol team (with Joe Benner, John Forman, and the non-Olympian Thomas Mitchell) and 25 m centre fire pistol team (with Joe Benner, John Forman, and the non-Olympian John Jagoda) and silver in 25 m rapid fire pistol and 25 m centre fire pistol, 1963 gold in 25 m rapid fire pistol team (with Thomas Smith and the non-Olympians William Blankenship and William Mellon), 1967 gold in 25 m rapid fire pistol and 25 m rapid fire pistol team (with Edwin Teague and the non-Olympians Aubrey Smith and William Blackenship), and 1979 silver in 25 m rapid fire pistol and 25 m rapid fire pistol team (with John McNally, Darius Young, and the non-Olympian Terence Anderson). McMillan later worked as a sheriff for San Diego County, CA. |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer | 23 | Helsinki | Shooting | Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres | United States | USA | 7 | ||
| 1960 Summer | 31 | Roma | Shooting | Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | =OR |
| 1964 Summer | 35 | Tokyo | Shooting | Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres | United States | USA | 12 | ||
| 1968 Summer | 39 | Ciudad de México | Shooting | Mixed Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres | United States | USA | 17 | ||
| 1972 Summer | 43 | München | Shooting | Mixed Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres | United States | USA | 45 | ||
| 1976 Summer | 47 | Montréal | Shooting | Mixed Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres | United States | USA | 20T |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | PTS | R1P | R2P | R3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer | 39 | Ciudad de México | Shooting | United States | USA | Final Standings | 584 | 290 | 294 | ||
| 1972 Summer | 43 | München | Shooting | United States | USA | Final Standings | 572 | 199 | 195 | 178 | |
| 1976 Summer | 47 | Montréal | Shooting | United States | USA | Final Standings | 586 | 291 | 295 |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | TH | PTS | R1TH | R2TH | R1P | R2P | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer | 23 | Helsinki | Shooting | United States | USA | Final Standings | 60 | 575 | 30 | 30 | 290 | 285 | ||
| 1960 Summer | 31 | Roma | Shooting | United States | USA | Final Standings | 587 | 295 | 292 | 147 | ||||
| 1964 Summer | 35 | Tokyo | Shooting | United States | USA | Final Standings | 586 | 293 | 293 |