medaltemplates article_title name birth_date
men 's archery john williams -lrb- archer -rrb-
 john williams -lrb- archer -rrb- september 12 , 1953
john williams -lrb- archer -rrb-

john chester williams -lrb- born september 12 , 1953 -rrb- is an archer from the united states , who was born in cranesville , pennsylvania .
he graduated from northwestern high school .
after winning the 1971 world title , he won the gold medal in the men 's individual achery competition at the 1972 summer olympics in munich , west germany .
it was the first olympic archery medal in 52 years .
john was coached by clarence fowkes who guided the u.s. team through the infamous 1972 summer olympics in munich , germany .
in 2003 , the national archery association issued him its j. maurice thompson award , named after the body 's founder , for outstanding and meritorious service to the sport .
northwestern high school has a plaque in the lobby honoring john williams .
