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1932 Olympics - Los Angeles, California
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Bill Carr
Olympic Gold
400 Meter Race
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Photo above from a book written in German - "Olympia 1932"
publisher REEMTSMA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN; Altona-Bahrenfeld
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Bill Carr Anchored
USA 1600 Meter Relay Team
To Golden Victory
New World Record!
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Friday -- August 5, 1932 / Los Angeles, CA
Bill Carr received baton from Karl Warner to finish 1st
Photo above from a book written in German - "Olympia 1932"
publisher REEMTSMA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN; Altona-Bahrenfeld
Friday -- August 5, 1932 / Los Angeles, CA
Photo above from a book written in German - "Olympia 1932"
publisher REEMTSMA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN; Altona-Bahrenfeld
4x400 Meter USA Olympic Relay Team
Left to right: Bill Carr (Penn State), Karl Warner (Yale),
Edgar Ablowich (Southern California); Ivan Fuqua (Indiana)
4x400 Meter Race: Friday 8-5-32 -- World Record Time: 3:08-2
Note: Bill Carr was a fast up-coming athlete, and only a
junior at Penn State
when he won the Gold in the Olympic 1600 meter relay
contest -- unfortunately,
eight months later (April, 1933) -- Carr's legs were
crushed in an auto accident
and his career goals as an athlete ended.
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