James Barker (athlete)
James Jeffrey Barker (born 6 November 1892 in Ilkeston, England, died 18 October 1947 in Birmingham, England)[1] was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
In 1912 he ran in the first round of the 100 metres competition, but failed to advance.
Achievements[edit]
- Midland Countries
- 100 yards winner 1911–14 and 1919
- 220 yards winner 1913 and 1914
- AAA Championships
- 100 yards second to Willie Applegarth 1913
- Meeting in Berlin 1913
- 100 metres winner, beating Victor d'Arcy and Applegarth
Personal bests[edit]
- 100 yards – 10.2 (1913)
- 100 metres – 10.9 (1913)
- 220 yards – 23.4 (1913)
References[edit]
- ^ "James Barker". Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- Buchanan, Ian: Who's Who of UK & GB International Athletes 1896-1939
- British Olympic Association, Athletes: James Barker.
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). in Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.).: The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. [1]
- De Wael (2000): 60. James Barker Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Wudarski (last update 2006): page 4: heat XV James J. Barker (in Polish)
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