| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | William Jacob•Kramer | |
| Used name | William•Kramer | |
| Born | 23 January 1884 in Melville, New York |  USA |
| Died | 29 February 1964 (aged 80 years 1 month 6 days) in Uniondale, New York | USA |
| Measurements | 171 cm / 57 kg | |
| Affiliations | Long Island AC — New York, New York | USA |
| NOC | United States | USA |
William Kramer was AAU cross-country champion three times – 1909 and 1911-12. He also won the AAU 5-miles in 1910 and the indoor 2-miles in 1913, and was Metropolitan AAU cross-country champion from 1909-12. Kramer made the 1912 Olympic team by winning the 1912 Eastern Olympic Trials in the 10K in a time of 31:43.6, which was an American record for the distance, although it was rarely run in the US at that time. He competed in the 10K and cross-country at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Kramer ran for the Long Island AC. He made his living as a plumber.
Personal Best: 10K – 31:43.6 (1912).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
William Kramer | |||
| 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | AC h1 r1/2 | |||||
| Cross-Country, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Cross-Country, Team, Men (Olympic) | United States |
