Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete. He represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. There, he won the Gold Medal in the pole vault competition. Considered an outstanding sportsman, Carr was the first person ever to clear 14 feet in that event. He made the record jump while participating at the IC4A outdoor meet which was held on May 25, 1927. That same year he also set the indoor record of 13 feet, 7 1/8 inches, later raising it to a mark of 13 feet, 9 1/4 inches. As a representative of Yale College he won each of the IC4A outdoor championships from 1926 to 1928, tying one in 1927, while winning the last one outright in 1928. He also participated in the 1928 AAU Indoor meet in which he became the first to clear 14 feet indoors with a vault of 14 feet, 1 inch, a world record. His record in that event was later broken that year by fellow pole vaulter Lee Barnes. Carr came first in that event at the Olympics winning the gold medal, while Barnes came in the fifth spot. After his illustrious sports career, Carr retired to Santa Barbara, California, where he lived until his death at the age of 79.
Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete. He represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. There, he won the Gold Medal in the pole vault competition. Considered an outstanding sportsman, Carr was the first person ever to clear 14 feet in that event. He made the record jump while participating at the IC4A outdoor meet which was held on May 25, 1927. That same year he also set the indoor record of 13 feet, 7 1/8 inches, later raising it to a mark of 13 feet, 9 1/4 inches. As a representative of Yale College he won each of the IC4A outdoor championships from 1926 to 1928, tying one in 1927, while winning the last one outright in 1928. He also participated in the 1928 AAU Indoor meet in which he became the first to clear 14 feet indoors with a vault of 14 feet, 1 inch, a world record. His record in that event was later broken that year by fellow pole vaulter Lee Barnes. Carr came first in that event at the Olympics winning the gold medal, while Barnes came in the fifth spot. After his illustrious sports career, Carr retired to Santa Barbara, California, where he lived until his death at the age of 79.
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