William W. Parks (1921–2008) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He and Robert Halperin won a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

for the United States in the Star class (mixed two-person keelboat) at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in Rome. Their yacht was the ''Shrew II''. Parks was born in Oak Park, Illinois on December 11, 1921. He died in Glenview, Illinois on December 10, 2008.

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1921 births 2008 deaths American male sailors (sport) Chicago Yacht Club Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing People from Oak Park, Illinois Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Star Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub