William Gilmore (rower)

{{Short description|American rower (1895–1969)}}

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|image= Rower William Gilmore 1923.jpg

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|caption= Gilmore in 1923

|birth_date= February 16, 1895[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102246/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/garrett-gilmore-1.html Garrett Gilmore]. sports-reference.com

|birth_place= Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date= December 5, 1969 (aged 74)

|death_place= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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|club=Bachelors Barge Club, Philadelphia

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1932 Los Angeles|Double sculls}}

{{MedalSilver| 1924 Paris|Single sculls}}

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William Evans Garrett Gilmore (February 16, 1895 – December 5, 1969), sometimes known as Garrett Gilmore, was an American rower.{{cite book |first1=Baron Michael Morris |last1=Killanin |first2=John | last2=Rodda |title=The Olympic games: 80 years of people, events and records |url=https://archive.org/details/olympicgames80ye00kill|url-access=registration |year=1976 |publisher=Macmillan |page=[https://archive.org/details/olympicgames80ye00kill/page/49 49]|isbn=978-0-02-975720-8 }} He won a silver medal in the single sculls at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a gold in double sculls at the 1932 Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/40672 |title=William Gilmore |work=Olympedia |access-date=29 October 2021}}

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.

He died on December 5, 1969, and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.{{cite web |title=Going for the Gold – Olympians at Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill |url=https://westlaurelhill.com/blog/going-for-the-gold-olympians-at-laurel-hill-and-west-laurel-hill |website=www.westlaurelhill.com |access-date=24 November 2021}}