Timothy William Vollmer (born September 13, 1946) is a retired

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athlete who mainly competed in the

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. In 1971 he won the AAU title and a silver medal at the

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. He placed in the top four at the AAU Championships in 1968–73 and finished eighth at the

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. Vollmer is a member of the Portland Interscholastic League Sports Hall of Fame.Tim Vollmer
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1946 births Living people American male discus throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from Portland, Oregon Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub