William R. Orthwein
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| Full name | William Robert Orthwein | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 16, 1881 St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 2, 1955 (aged 73) St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Corporate Excecutive, political aspirant | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Nina Kent Baldwin | |||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 sons | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, water polo | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Missouri Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Yale University | |||||||||||||||||
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William Robert Orthwein (October 16, 1881 – October 2, 1955) was an American sportsman, attorney, business executive and political activist. He was an Olympic bronze medalist in both water polo and the 4x50 freestyle swimming relay at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.