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William Becklean (born June 23, 1936) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.
Becklean was born in Kansas City, Missouri, [1] and attended Phillips Exeter Academy. He received a gold medal in eights with the American team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. [2]
He would compete for Yale University and would receive an MBA from Harvard Business School. [3]
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