William Barner Lienhard (January 14, 1930 – February 8, 2022) was an American

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player who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Lienhard was born in

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. He went to college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of the 1952 NCAA Champion basketball team. He was then part of the American Olympic basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played a total of five matches during the Summer Games in Helsinki. After the Olympics, he joined the Air Force, where he continued to play basketball. Upon leaving the Air Force, he retired from the sport and lived as a banker in Kansas. Lienhard died on February 8, 2022, at the age of 92.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lienhard, Bill 1930 births 2022 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Texas Military personnel from Texas Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball People from Slaton, Texas Sportspeople from Lawrence, Kansas United States men's national basketball team players