Gerry Carr

Gerald Anthony Carr (1 February 1936 – 3 November 2019) was a British athlete who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Biography Carr was educated at Wanstead Grammar School and Loughborough College, although in between he did his National Service with the Royal Air Force.

He took a UCLA scholarship in the United States, taking a degree in English and teaching classes in physical education. and the 1956 AAA Championships.

Later that year he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he participated in the men's discus throw competition.

He was selected for the England athletics team and won a bronze medal in the discus at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.

In 1967 he worked at the University of Victoria in Canada, initially teaching history of the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games and then biomechanics, retiring in 2001. After retirement he lived on Vancouver Island.