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Also Known As William Parry O’Brien
Born January 28, 1932 • Santa Monica • California
Died April 21, 2007 (aged 75) • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • Pan American Sports Games

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Parry O'Brien training for the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Fin., where he won a gold medal in the shot put
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