William Bonsall

William Alfred Bonsall was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

Bonsall attended John Bartram High School and competed for the school's gymnastics team. He later enrolled at Pennsylvania State University to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

Bonsall was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's gymnastics team from 1943 to 1949. He was named as an NCAA All-American in the All-Around in 1948 as Penn State won the 1948 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship. The following season, he served as captain during his final year with the team.
He later coached gymnastics at West Virginia University.