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American athlete (1923–2019)

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Full name
William Harrison Dillard
Born
( 1923-07-08 ) July 8, 1923, Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
Died
November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15) (aged 96), Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
Athletics
Event s
100 m, 200 m, 110 m, 400 m hurdles
Club
Baldwin-Wallace College
Personal best s
100 m – 10.50 (1948), 200 m – 20.8 (1948), 110 mH – 13.6 (1948) , 400 mH – 53.7 (1942)

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Mass
69
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Harrison Dillard 1952.jpg
Height
178
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Harrison Dillard
date of birth
1923-07-08
date of death
2019-11-15
name in native language
Harrison Dillard
birth name
William Harrison Dillard
start of work period
1946-00-00
end of work period
1953-00-00
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Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt with Harrison Dillard holding the 1948 London Olympics torch, August 1, 2012.

William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 meter (sprints) and the 110 meter hurdles, making him the “World’s Fastest Man” in 1948 and the “World’s Fastest Hurdler” in 1952.

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