Bill Freund

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam Rudolph "Bill"•Freund
Used nameBill•Freund
Born26 May 1941 in Detroit, Michigan (USA)
Measurements170 cm / 68 kg
NOC United States

Biography

Bill Freund attended Mumford High School in Michigan. He qualified for the 1960 Olympic road race by placing third in the US Olympic Trials in the second qualifying race. After the 1960 Olympics Freund opened Bill Freund’s Olympic Schwinn Fitness Center in Oak Park, Michigan and ran it for over 50 years. More of a sprinter than a road racer, Freund’s major road win was the 1964 Grand Rapids to Muskegon Cyclethon.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) USA Bill Freund
100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men (Olympic) United States 11