Bill March

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam Frederick "Bill"•March
Used nameBill•March
Born4 February 1937 in York, Pennsylvania (USA)
Died9 October 2022 (aged 85 years 8 months 5 days) in Wellsville, Pennsylvania (USA)
Measurements175 cm / 91 kg
AffiliationsYork Barbell Club, York (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Bill March had the following podium finishes at major championships: 3rd in the 1962 World Championships Middle-Heavyweight class (460.0 kg); 1st in the 1963 Pan American Games Middle-Heavyweight class (460.0 kg). He set one middle-heavyweight press world record. He was a five-time US National Champion in middle-heavyweight, consecutively from 1961-65. March lived much of his life near York, Pennsylvania where he worked for Consolidated Freight and then for Apple Chevrolet for 30 years.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Weightlifting USA Bill March
Middle-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) 4

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