For the American basketball player, see Henry Carr (basketball). Henry Carr Date of birth: November 27, 1942 (1942-11-27) (age 68) Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan Career information Position(s): Safety College: Arizona State NFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 4 / Pick: 43 Organizations  As player: 1965-1967 New York Giants Playing stats at NFL.com Olympic medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the  United States Gold 1964 Tokyo 200 m Gold 1964 Tokyo 4x400 m relay

Henry Carr(no given middle name) (born November 27, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American track and field athlete who won two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Contents 1 Early life 2 Olympics 3 Professional football career 4 External links Early life Prior to bringing his athletic talents to Arizona State University, Carr was a state champion sprinter for Northwestern High School in Detroit having posted a 100 yard time of 9.3 seconds. While competing for the ASU Sun Devils, he won three national titles; along the way setting world records at 200 meters, at 220 yards, and as a member of the Sun Devil 4 x 440 yard relay team.

Henry Carr won the 1963 NCAA title at 200 meters in 20.5; the same year he ran 20.69 to tie Paul Drayton for the USA title. Twice that season Carr ran world records; a non-ratified 20.4 for 200 meters and, three days later in a college triangular meet, a 20.3 for 220 yards. Henry Carr ran even faster in 1964; setting a world record of 20.2 for 220 yards. Track and Field News ranked Carr Number-One in the World at 200 meters, in 1963 and 1964. Olympics It was at the 1964 Olympics where Carr would achieve his greatest fame; Carr won the 200 meters and anchored the winning 4 x 400 meter relay team to a world record 3:00.7. Professional football career

Following the Olympics, Carr played American football in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and played three seasons as a safety and cornerback with New York. External links Henry Carr: King of the Furlong by Jack Barlow v · d · eOlympic Champions in Men's 200 m 1900: Walter Tewksbury (USA)  · 1904: Archie Hahn (USA)  · 1908: Bobby Kerr (CAN)  · 1912: Ralph Craig (USA)  · 1920: Allen Woodring (USA)  · 1924: Jackson Scholz (USA)  · 1928: Percy Williams (CAN)  · 1932: Eddie Tolan (USA)  · 1936: Jesse Owens (USA)  · 1948: Mel Patton (USA)  · 1952: Andy Stanfield (USA)  · 1956: Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)  · 1960: Livio Berruti (ITA)  · 1964: Henry Carr (USA)  · 1968: Tommie Smith (USA)  · 1972: Valeri Borzov (URS)  · 1976: Don Quarrie (JAM)  · 1980: Pietro Mennea (ITA)  · 1984: Carl Lewis (USA)  · 1988: Joe DeLoach (USA)  · 1992: Michael Marsh (USA)  · 1996: Michael Johnson (USA)  · 2000: Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)  · 2004: Shawn Crawford (USA)  · 2008: Usain Bolt (JAM) v · d · eOlympic Champions in Men's 4×400 m relay

1908: United States (Hamilton, Cartmell, Taylor, Sheppard)  • 1912: United States (Sheppard, Lindberg, Meredith, Reidpath)  • 1920: Great Britain (Griffiths, Lindsay, Ainsworth-Davies, Butler)  • 1924: United States (Cochran, Helffrich, MacDonald, Stevenson)  • 1928: United States (Baird, Spencer, Alderman, Barbuti)  • 1932: United States (Fuqua, Ablowich, Warner, Carr)  • 1936: Great Britain (Wolff, Rampling, Roberts, Brown)  • 1948: United States (Harnden, Bourland, Cochran, Whitfield)  • 1952: Jamaica (Wint, Laing, McKenley, Rhoden)  • 1956: United States (Jenkins, Jones, Mashburn, Courtney)  • 1960: United States (Yerman, Young, G. Davis, O. Davis)  • 1964: United States (Cassell, Larrabee, Williams, Carr)  • 1968: United States (Matthews, Freeman, James, Evans)  • 1972: Kenya (Asati, Nyamau, Ouko, Sang)  • 1976: United States (Frazier, Brown, Newhouse, Parks)  • 1980: Soviet Union (Valiulis, Linge, Chernetsky, Markin)  • 1984: United States (Nix, Armstead, Babers, McKay)  • 1988: United States (Everett, Lewis, Robinzine, Reynolds)  • 1992: United States (Valmon, Watts, Johnson, Lewis, Hall, Jenkins)  • 1996: United States (Smith, Harrison, Mills, Maybank, Rouser)  • 2000: Vacant  • 2004: United States (Harris, Brew, Wariner, Williamson, Rock, Willie)  • 2008: United States (Merritt, Taylor, Neville, Wariner, Clement, Witherspoon) Persondata Name Carr, Henry Alternative names Short description Date of birth November 27, 1942 Place of birth Date of death Place of death