William L. Barry

William L. Barry
Barry in 1964
Personal information
Born 16 October 1940 (1940-10-16) (age 78)
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing

William "Bill" Louis Barry (born 16 October 1940) is a retired English rower who won a silver medal in the coxless fours at the 1964 Olympics.[1] He also won the Wingfield Sculls in 1963–1966 and a silver medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, all in single sculls.

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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 William Barry. sports-reference.com
  2. Campbell provides rowing's missing link. BBC Sport Blog (23 July 2008)


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