William Bentsen
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| Born | February 18, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Died | December 25, 2020 (aged 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Bill" Bentsen (February 18, 1930 – December 25, 2020) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. Bentsen was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Bentsen was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2017.