Bill Carr

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam John "Bill"•Carr
Used nameBill•Carr
Born17 June 1876 in Gortnagrace, Donegal (IRL)
Died25 March 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Measurements182 cm / 73 kg
AffiliationsVesper Boat Club, Philadelphia (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Bill Carr was a member of the Vesper Boat Club. His only national title came in 1900 with the eight-oared crew, which then went to Paris for the Olympics. Born in County Donegal, Ireland to Robert Edmund McIlcar and Jane Doran, he came to the United States in the 1890s where he worked initially as a carpenter, and later as a building inspector in Philadelphia.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1900 Summer Olympics Rowing USA Bill Carr
Eights, Men (Olympic) Vesper Boat Club 1 Gold