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| Birth name | Edwin William Carr[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 June 1899[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Burwood, New South Wales[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 July 1971 (aged 72)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dundas, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Sydney Grammar School[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ernie Carr, Edwin Carr, Leo Carr | ||||||||||||||||
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Edwin William "Slip" Carr (9 June 1899 – 3 July 1971) was an Australian athlete who equalled the Olympic Record for the 100m sprint in 1923 and represented Australia at the Paris Olympic Games in 1924, in the 100m and 200m sprints. He represented Australia in rugby union, playing in tests against the South African Springboks and the New Zealand All Blacks in 1921.[4][5]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Scrum.com player profile of Slip Carr". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ a b c "sports-reference.com player profile of Edwin Carr, Sr". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ Stark, Andrew. "The History of Grammar Rugby: Rolling in the Dust — The Story of Sydney Grammar School Rugby". The Friends of Grammar Rugby. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Paris 1924: Summer Olympics of the VIII Olympiad". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Slip Carr". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.