William Gilmore (rower) explained

Birth Date:February 16, 1895[1]
Birth Place:Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Date:December 5, 1969 (aged 74)
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Sport:Rowing
Club:Bachelors Barge Club, Philadelphia
Show-Medals:yes

William Evans Garrett Gilmore (February 16, 1895 – December 5, 1969), sometimes known as Garrett Gilmore, was an American rower.[2] He won a silver medal in the single sculls at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a gold in double sculls at the 1932 Games.[3]

Gilmore served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He took up rowing in 1919 at the Bachelors Barge Club in Philadelphia. Next year he won his first junior national title. He later collected five national senior titles in the single sculls and several more in the doubles. After retiring from competitions Gilmore worked as a real estate broker.[1]

He died on December 5, 1969, and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102246/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/garrett-gilmore-1.html Garrett Gilmore
  2. Book: Baron Michael Morris . Killanin . John . Rodda . The Olympic games: 80 years of people, events and records . registration . 1976 . Macmillan . 49.
  3. Web site: William Gilmore . Olympedia . 29 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Going for the Gold – Olympians at Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill . www.westlaurelhill.com . 24 November 2021.