| Bill Denton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | William Thomas Denton February 1, 1911 Collinsville, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 8, 1946 (aged 35) Washington, D.C., U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College team | Navy Midshipmen (1931–1933) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Thomas Denton (February 1, 1911 – March 8, 1946) was an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Collinsville, Texas and died in Washington, D.C.
In 1932 he won the silver medal in the rings competition. He served as team captain for the Navy Midshipmen men's gymnastics team during the 1933 season.
Full name: William Thomas "Tom" Denton