Barry Jackson (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1941 Birmingham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lozells Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barry Douglas Jackson (born August 22, 1941) is a retired track and field runner from England who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Jackson represented Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metres relay event.[1]
jackson finished second behind Adrian Metcalfe in the 440 yards event at the 1961 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
Jackson helped Britain win the silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Ken Wilcock, Adrian Metcalfe and Robbie Brightwell. He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 × 440 yards relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Results". Sunday Express. 16 July 1961. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Sporting Heroes
- Barry Jackson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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