Bill Carr

Full name: William John "Bill" Carr
Gender: Male
Born: June 17, 1876 in Gortnagrace, Donegal, Ireland
Died: March 25, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Affiliations: Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Rowing

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

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	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1900 Summer	23	Paris	Rowing	Men's Coxed Eights	Vesper Boat Club	USA	1	Gold

Men's Coxed Eights

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	T
1900 Summer	23	Paris	Rowing	Vesper Boat Club	USA	Final		6:07.8
1900 Summer	23	Paris	Rowing	Vesper Boat Club	USA	Semi-Finals	Heat Two	5:15.4

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