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 Stafford Springs is a census-designated place located in Stafford, Connecticut. The population was 4,988 at the 2010 Census. The village was a borough until November 1991, when it was disincorporated. Located near the source of the Willimantic ...

. He graduated from

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in 1922 and matriculated to Harvard. He competed for the United States in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The o ...

held in

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in the 3000 metre team where he won the bronze medal with his team mates

Edward Kirby Edward Buckler Kirby (October 30, 1901 – July 5, 1968) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team. He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, in the 3000 metre team where h ...

and William Cox.

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* American male long-distance runners Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics 1903 births 1992 deaths Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Harvard Crimson men's track and field athletes People from Stafford Springs, Connecticut Worcester Academy alumni {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub