William Arthur Carr (October 24, 1909 – January 14, 1966) was an American athlete and double Olympic champion in 1932.

[7] He demonstrated skill at jumping, but he broke both ankles leaping over a bar and had resign late in the season.

[1] As a result, national sports writers were calling him the top high school track star in the United States.

[2] He was president of the sophomore class and received the Golden Spoon as the "most outstanding, all-around student.

"[1] For three years, he received the Varsity Club scholarship "for scholastic excellence, character and athletic ability.

[14] Several weeks later in Palo Alto, California, Carr again outran Eastman at the 1932 USA Outdoor Championships and 1932 United States Olympic trials (track and field).

"[1] In the final, Eastman led during most of the race, but Carr emerged victorious in the last 100-meters with a time of 46.2 seconds.

[1] A few days later, Carr won another gold medal as the anchor of America's 4 × 400-meter relay team.

[11] He said, "I expect to be a member of the United States track and field team that will tour Europe next summer.

[12] During World War II, he joined the U.S. Navy, serving as an officer in naval intelligence the Pacific Theater.

[12] After the war, they lived in Japan where he became the Far Eastern general manager of the Insurance Company of North America.

[12] He then moved to Tokyo, Japan where he was both vice president of Prismo Safety Products, a Pennsylvania highway safety and building equipment company, and the Far East representative of the Potter Brothers, a highway building equipment dealer from New Jersey.