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Bill Bragg

 

Born April 4th, 1937
Oakland, California

Attended Gardena High School
Graduated from Long Beach
State 1961 and Chapman
University in 1974

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT
Member of two World
Championship Canoeing Teams
1966 and 1970
Pan Am Games, Winnipeg,
Canada 1983 Won one Gold
and two Siver Medals
World Master's Meet, Toronto,
Canada 1986 Won two Gold and
two Bronze Medals
World Master's Meet, Brisbane,
Australia 1994 Won two Gold
and one Bronze Medals

COACHING
Founded Balboa Paddle and
Ventura Olympic Canoe Clubs
which won 11 National
Championships at various levels
from 1975 to 1988
Coached United States National
Team from 1981 to 1983



Many paddlers from these teams
comprised the 1984 U.S. Olympic
Team which won several Gold
Medals
Retired from coaching in 1992
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