Karl Barton
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Karl E J Barton (born 17 July 1937) is a British former cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He also represented England and won a silver medal in the Track 1,000m Match Sprint at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3] Four years later he won another silver medal in the Track 1,000m Match Sprint at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[4]
Barton was a three times British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1962, 1963 and 1964.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Karl Barton Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Profile and record". Cycling Archives.
- ^ ""Barton Gains Cycling Sprint Title." Times, 10 Sept. 1962, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
External links
- Karl Barton at Cycling Archives
- Karl Barton at Olympedia
- Karl Barton at Team GB
Categories:
- 1937 births
- Living people
- British male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
- Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Cyclists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century British people
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games