Willard Tibbetts

American long-distance runner
Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing the  United States
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris 3000 metre team

Willard Lewis Tibbetts, Jr. (March 26, 1903 - March 28, 1992) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team. Tibbetts grew up in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1922 and matriculated to Harvard.

He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 3000 metre team where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Edward Kirby and William Cox.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Willard Tibbetts". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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