William Baylis

{{Short description|American sailor (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = William Baylis | image = | caption = | fullname = William Henry Baylis | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 15, 1962}} | birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S. | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's sailing }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver | 1988 Seoul | Soling class }} }}

'''William Henry Baylis''' (born April 15, 1962 in San Francisco, California) is an American former competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Baylis finished in 2nd place in the soling class along with his partners John Kostecki and Robert Billingham.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Will Baylis |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/will-baylis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003021740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/will-baylis-1.html |archive-date=2019-10-03}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{World Sailing|id=USAWB43|www=william-henry-baylis}} * {{Olympics.com profile|william-henry-baylis}} * {{Olympedia}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baylis, William}} Category:Living people Category:1962 births Category:American male sailors (sport) Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing Category:Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Soling Category:Soling class world champions Category:20th-century American sportsmen