William ("Bill") Hunt (23 February 1898 – 27 August 1977) was an Australian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and the men's 200 metres at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. In both events Hunt qualified for the Quarter Finals and ran fourth. Hunt lived in Sydney's southern suburb of Redfern where he ran with the Redfern Harriers. Later Hunt devoted much of his post competition career to Track and Field Athletics being a starter for the Track and Field events at the Melbourne Summer Olympics of 1956 and then later being one of the founders of Little Athletics in New South Wales.

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1898 births 1977 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Australian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Australia Place of birth missing Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub