What is Bill Baillie?
[[File:Bill Baillie 1958 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''William David Baillie''' (28 May 1934 – 25 December 2018) was a New Zealand [[Running|runner]]. He represented his country at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], where he placed sixth in the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|5000 m]]. He also competed at the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1954]], [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958]], [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1962]], and [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]]. He was born in [[Nelson, New Zealand]]. In 2001, Baillie was appointed a [[Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to athletics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2001 |title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2001 |date=4 June 2001 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=27 December 2018}}</ref> Baillie died in [[Auckland]] on 25 December 2018, aged 84.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/109624859/new-zealand-olympian-and-distance-running-folk-hero-bill-baillie-dies | title=New Zealand Olympian and distance running folk hero Bill Baillie dies | date=27 December 2018 | work=Stuff.co.nz | access-date=27 December 2018 | first=Kevin | last=Norquay}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baillie, Bill}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:New Zealand athletes]] [[Category:Olympians for New Zealand]] [[Category:People from Nelson, New Zealand]] {{sports-bio-stub}}