Bill Bakke

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam Helmer "Bill"•Bakke
Used nameBill•Bakke
Born20 November 1946 in Menomonie, Wisconsin (USA)
Measurements178 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsBlackhawk Ski Club
NOC United States

Biography

Bill Bakke was US Ski Jumping Champion in 1970. He trained in the summer by cycling and became a top masters cyclist. Bakke later coached ski jumping, becoming an assistant coach for the US team, and later was the coach of the Canadian national team in the late 1970s. Bakke settled in Calgary, where he became the venue manager at Canadian Olympic Park, the ski jump and bobsled complex that had been built for the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Winter Olympics Ski Jumping (Skiing) USA Bill Bakke
Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) 40
Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) 34