Bill Strum

{{Short description|American curler}}

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| name = Bill Strum

| gender = M

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| birth_date = {{birth date |1938|4|16}}

| birth_place = Bemidji, Minnesota, United States

| death_date = {{death date and age |2010|8|28 |1938|4|16}}

| Curling club = Superior CC,
Superior, Wisconsin

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| Member Association = {{USA}}

| World Championship appearances = 5 ({{WMCC|1965}}, {{WMCC|1968}}, {{WMCC|1969}}, {{WMCC|1974}}, {{WMCC|1978}})

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| Olympic appearances = 2 (1988, 1992; demo)

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{{MedalSport | Curling}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter Olympics}}

{{MedalBronze|1992 Albertville (demo)|}}

{{MedalCompetition | {{WMCC||World Championships}}}}

{{MedalGold | {{WMCC|1965|1965 Perth}} | }}

{{MedalGold | {{WMCC|1974|1974 Bern}} | }}

{{MedalGold | {{WMCC|1978|1978 Winnipeg}} | }}

{{MedalSilver | {{WMCC|1969|1969 Perth}} | }}

{{MedalBronze | {{WMCC|1968|1968 Pointe-Claire}} | }}

{{MedalCompetition | United States Men's Championship }}

{{MedalGold | 1965 Seattle | }}

{{MedalGold | 1968 Madison | }}

{{MedalGold | 1969 Grand Forks | }}

{{MedalGold | 1974 Schenectady | }}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Utica | }}

{{MedalCompetition | United States Olympic Trials }}

{{MedalGold | 1991 Hibbing | }}

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William Strum (born April 16, 1938 – died August 28, 2010[https://www.facebook.com/teamusacurl/posts/122681644449114 USA Curling] ("Curler Bill Strum, who won the world championships three times and was a member of the U.S. Olympic team when curling was a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992, has passed away at age 72.")[http://www.usacurl.org/goodcurling/images/Columns/dg_sept2010.pdf Tales from Sheet Nine – Passing of curlers both sad and uplifting – Sep 2010 – USAcurl]) was an American curler from Superior, Wisconsin.{{Cite web|title=Obituaries – William "Bill" Strum|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/obituaries/william-bill-strum-0|website=Duluth News Tribune|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2020}}

Strum was a three-time {{WMCC||World Men's champion}} ({{WMCC|1965}}, {{WMCC|1974}}, {{WMCC|1978}}) and a five-time United States men's curling champion (1965,{{Cite magazine|last=La Fontaine|first=Barbara|date=March 15, 1965|title=A STONE'S THROW TO A PLAYDOWN|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1965/03/15/a-stones-throw-to-a-playdown|magazine=Sports Illustrated|page=20|access-date=May 18, 2020}} 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978).

He played in the 1988 Winter Olympics and at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. In 1988, the USA men's team finished in fourth place, in 1992 they won bronze medal.