William Bradley Kiltz (born September 2, 1957) is a former

bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

brakeman who competed for

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at the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

held in

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, Norway. He was selected to represent

American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics American Samoa sent a delegation to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12–27 February 1994. This was the territory's first, and as of the conclusion of the 2018 Winter Olympics, only Winter Olympics they have compet ...

(since the American territory has the same nationality as the United States) as part of a two-man bobsleigh team alongside pilot

Faauuga Muagututia Faauuga Tia Muagututia (born May 13, 1958) is a former United States Navy SEAL and Winter Olympic competitor for American Samoa in the bobsleigh. Personal life Muagututia was born on May 13, 1958 in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He moved to Los An ...

. This was the first time American Samoa had sent athletes to a

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. The pair were managed by William "Buddy" Hoblak. In the first run Muagututia and Kiltz placed 41st out of the 43 sleds in a time of 55.57 seconds. On the second run they were again 41st in a faster time of 55.25 seconds. They improved to 37th position on run three with a time of 55.06 seconds. On the fourth and final run they finished 38th in a time of 55.16 seconds. Overall they finished 39th with a combined time of 3 minutes 31.04 seconds.

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* Living people 1957 births Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for American Samoa American Samoan male bobsledders {{Bobsleigh-bio-stub