William L. Barry

This article is about the English rower. For the Tennessee politician, see Dick Barry. For the New Zealand Jehovah's Witness and Governing Body member, see William Lloyd Barry.

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 was 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to William L. Barry.
  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)


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