William MacKune was the Liverpool overall gymnastics champion three times, in 1905-06, and again in 1913. He competed at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, and won a team bronze medal. He was also a gymnastics judge, and officiated at the 1914 British Team Championship won by the Birmingham City team. MacKune never won a British title but was favourite in 1902. A poor performance on the horizontal bar, however, resulted in him finishing fourth. He was also fourth in 1913.
A plumbing engineer by trade, MacKune started his gymnastics career with the Gordon Institute Club, Liverpool, before switching to the Linacre Gymnastics Club. He emigrated to the United States in 1924 and was subsequently granted US Citizenship 20 years later.
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