Bill Carr

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Bill Carr (actually William Arthur Carr ; born October 24, 1909 in Pine Bluff , Arkansas , † January 14, 1966 in Tokyo , Japan ) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion .

Carr graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he was trained by Lawson Robertson , a 1904 Olympian. Carr's favorite courses were the 440 and 880 yards and the long jump . At the IC4A championships in 1932 he set a world record over 440 yards, which he confirmed a few weeks later as a favorite at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles .

There he won the gold medal in the 400-meter run , ahead of the former US world record holder Ben Eastman (silver) and the Canadian Alex Wilson (bronze), as well as the team gold medal in the 4-by-400-meter relay , together with his teammates Ivan Fuqua , Edgar Ablowich and Karl Warner , ahead of the teams from the United Kingdom (silver) and Canada (bronze). In this run, the US team set a world record with a time of 3: 08.2 minutes.

On March 17, 1933, Carr's sporting career came to an abrupt end in a car accident. He broke both feet and his pelvis on both sides. Although he recovered perfectly, he did not resume training.

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SURNAME Carr, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carr, William Arthur (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sprinter and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Pine Bluff
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 1966
Place of death Tokyo , Japan