William L. Barry
William "Bill" Louis Barry (born 16 October 1940) is a retired English rower.
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| Born | 16 October 1940 (age 80) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
He won a silver medal in the coxless fours at the 1964 Olympics.[1] He also won the Wingfield Sculls in 1963–1966, all in single sculls.
He represented England and won a silver medal in the single sculls at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]
Coaching
Barry is coach to Alan Campbell, who won a bronze medal in the single sculls at the 2012 Olympics. He is also the great-nephew of former world professional champion Ernest Barry.[4]
References
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- William Barry. sports-reference.com
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- Campbell provides rowing's missing link. BBC Sport Blog (23 July 2008)
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