July 17, 2014(2014-07-17) (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
183 lb (83 kg)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Breaststroke
College team
Miami University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1960 Rome
200 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago
200 m breaststroke
William Danforth Mulliken (August 27, 1939 – July 17, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion.
Mulliken represented the United States at the 1959 Pan American Games, where he won the 200-meter breaststroke, his signature event. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he received a gold medal for winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:37.4.[1][2][3]
He graduated from Miami University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree, and Harvard University in 1964 with a law degree.[3][4]
He founded Big Shoulders, a swim event at Ohio Street Beach in 1991 and held annually since.[5] An avid reader, he was an active member, supporter and leader of the Caxton Club of Chicago.[6] He also chaired the capital campaign for Miami University's Library.[4]
His first marriage was to Julia N. Neavolls. They had two daughters and a son before the marriage ended in divorce. He later married Lorna Filippini.[3]
^"1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy– Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 30, 2008)
^"Bill Mulliken Passes Away". MURedHawks.com - The Official Athletic Website of Miami University. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
^ abcSlotnik, Daniel E. (July 20, 2014). "Bill Mulliken, Who Swam to Olympic Gold in 1960, Dies at 74" – via NYTimes.com.
^ ab"William Mulliken Obituary: View William Mulliken's Obituary by Chicago Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
^Club Assistant, LLC. "Big Shoulders 5K and 2.5K - Home". Bigshouldersswim.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
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