William Henry Nieder (August 10, 1933 – October 7, 2022)[3] was an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put.

Four years later, he placed fourth at the U.S. Olympic Trials, and was selected to the national team only after Dave Davis withdrew due to an injury.

Nieder, who set the shot put world record on three occasions, tried boxing when his track and field career ended following the 1960 Olympics.

[1] Nieder helped subdue a passenger attempting to enter the cockpit of American Airlines flight 1561 headed to San Francisco on Sunday, May 8, 2011.

[8] On October 11, 2022, it was announced by the University of Kansas that Nieder had died in the previous week at the age of 89.