William Bradley Kiltz (born September 2, 1957) is a former

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brakeman who competed for

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at the

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held in

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, Norway. He was selected to represent American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics (since the American territory has the same nationality as the United States) as part of a two-man bobsleigh team alongside pilot Faauuga Muagututia. This was the first time American Samoa had sent athletes to a

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. The pair were managed by William "Buddy" Hoblak. In the first run Muagututia and Kiltz placed 41st out of the 43 sleds in a time of 55.57 seconds. On the second run they were again 41st in a faster time of 55.25 seconds. They improved to 37th position on run three with a time of 55.06 seconds. On the fourth and final run they finished 38th in a time of 55.16 seconds. Overall they finished 39th with a combined time of 3 minutes 31.04 seconds.

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* Living people 1957 births Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for American Samoa American Samoan male bobsledders 20th-century American sportsmen {{Bobsleigh-bio-stub