William Waterhouse

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam Glenn•Waterhouse
Used nameWilliam•Waterhouse
Born18 April 1893 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (USA)
Died9 December 1973 in Berkeley, California (USA)
AffiliationsRichmond and San Francisco Yacht Clubs
NOC United States

Biography

William Waterhouse sailed in the Star class at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, alongside Woody Metcalf. They represented the Richmond Yacht Club, although Waterhouse was also a member of the San Francisco Yacht Club. Waterhouse started in business as a foreman in a livestock department. He later moved to U Cal Berkeley where he worked as an assistant in the Agricultural Extension Department for over 40 years. He was joined there by Metcalf, who started at Berkeley in 1914 as a forestry professor but moved to the Agricultural Extension Department in 1926.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Sailing USA William Waterhouse
Two Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic) Woody Metcalf 5