William Becklean (born June 23, 1936) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion. Becklean was born in

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

, and attended

Phillips Exeter Academy (not for oneself) la, Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) gr, Χάριτι Θεοῦ (By the Grace of God) , location = 20 Main Street , city = Exeter, New Hampshire , zipcode ...

. He received a gold medal in ''eights'' with the American team at the

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in Melbourne. He would compete for Yale University and would receive an MBA from

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* 1936 births Living people Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics American male rowers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics American coxswains (rowing) Phillips Exeter Academy alumni Yale Bulldogs rowers Harvard Business School alumni {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub