William Porter (athlete)

William Franklin "Bill" Porter II ( born March 24, 1926 in Jackson, Michigan, † 10 March 2000 in Irvine, California ) was an American track and field athlete. At a height of 1.90 m, it had a competition weight of 73 kg.

Porter studied after college first at Western Michigan University, but then switched to the Northwestern University, where he graduated in 1947.

In sports, he was active mainly in the 110- meter hurdles and 200 - meter hurdles. At the American Championships he usually took second place behind Harrison Dillard. At the U.S. Trials 1948 Dillard quit after he had repeatedly torn hurdles and lost his rhythm. Bill Porter won the Trials in 13.9 seconds. By this time he also became Olympic champion in front of his countrymen Clyde Scott and Craig Dixon in London.

After the Olympics, Porter ended his career. He was for many years at American Hospital Supply in Kenilworth, Illinois, where he rose to become vice president.

Swell

• Peter Matthews: Athletics 2001 Worcestr 2001 ISBN 1-899807-11- X (contains an obituary )
• Ekkehard to Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Fields Athletics, Berlin 1999, published via German Society for Athletics documentation eV