William Evans Garrett Gilmore ( born William Evans Garrett Gilmore ; , - , ) is an American rower who played for the US academic team rowing in the 1920s and 1930s. Champion of the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles , silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Paris , winner and medalist of many regattas of national importance.
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| Club | Bachelors barge club |
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| Height | 179 cm |
| The weight | 69 kg |
Biography
William Gilmore was born February 16, 1895 in Wayne County, Delaware , PA . He started rowing in 1919, was trained in Philadelphia at the local Bachelors Barge Club.
For the first time declaring himself in rowing in 1920, winning the national junior championship. Later, he repeatedly became the champion of the country among adult athletes, both in twos and singles.
The first serious success at the international level was achieved in the 1924 season, when he joined the main team of the American national team and thanks to a series of successful performances he was awarded the right to defend the country's honor at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris . In the doubles program, he finished second in the finals, skipping ahead only the titled British Jack Beresford , and thereby won the silver Olympic award.
In 1932, he performed at the home Olympic Games in Los Angeles , where, along with team-mate Kenneth Myers, he beat all his rivals in doubles and added a gold Olympic medal to his track record.
Having completed his sports career, he subsequently worked for many years as an estate agent.
Died December 5, 1969 in Philadelphia at the age of 74 years [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Killanin, Baron Michael Morris. The Olympic games: 80 years of people, events and records / Baron Michael Morris Killanin, John Rodda. - Macmillan, 1976 .-- P. 49.
Links
- William Gilmore - Olympic stats on Sports-Reference.com
- William Gilmore - profile on the FISA website
- William Gilmore (English) - page on the website of the International Olympic Committee