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William L. Barry

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William L. Barry
Barry in 1964
Personal information
Born16 October 1940 (1940-10-16) (age 84)
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Coxless four
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth Single sculls

William "Bill" Louis Barry (born 16 October 1940) is a retired English rower.

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

  1. ^ a b William Barry. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ Campbell provides rowing's missing link. BBC Sport Blog (23 July 2008)