William Herbert Droegemueller (October 7, 1906 – February 23, 1987) was an American athlete, born in

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, who competed mainly in the pole vault. He competed for America in the

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held in

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in the pole vault where he won the silver medal.

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* 1906 births 1987 deaths Track and field athletes from Chicago American male pole vaulters Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Northwestern Wildcats men's track and field athletes Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub