Edwin Carr Jr.
Edwin Carr ( Edwin William J. Carr Jr .; September 2, 1928 - March 25, 2018 ) was an Australian sprinter .
At the British Empire Games in Auckland in 1950 , he won over 440 yards and with the Australian 4-by-440-yard relay.
In 1952 he reached the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games in Helsinki over 200 m . Over 400 m he was eliminated in the preliminary run as well as in the 4-by-100 and 4-by-400-meter relay as part of the Australian team.
In 1949, 1950 and 1952 he was the Australian champion over 440 yards.
Edwin Carr was the son of sprinter and rugby union player Edwin "Slip" Carr .
Personal bests
- 220 yards: 21.6 s, 1951 (corresponds to 21.5 s over 200 m)
- 440 yards: 47.6 s, December 31, 1949, Adelaide (equivalent to 47.3 s over 400 m)
Web links
- Athletics portrait at Athletics Australia
- Edwin Carr Jr. in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Edwin Carr Obituary - Cowra, New South Wales. In: Legacy.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carr, Edwin Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carr, Edwin William J. Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1928 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 2018 |