Frederick Whitfield Barrett
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Major Frederick W. Barrett (20 June 1875 – 7 November 1949) was an English international polo player. He trained race horses for three British Monarchs George V, Edward VIII and George VI.
Biography
He was born on 20 June 1875 in England.
Barrett was in the 15th Hussars and had been a successful steeplechase rider. He began polo when his regiment went to India in 1902.
He competed on the England polo team in the 1914 and 1921 International Polo Cup.[1] The English team were victorious in 1914 ending a series of losses.[2]
He won the Roehampton Trophy for polo in 1919.
Barrett competed for Great Britain in polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The British Polo team defeated Spain in the final to win the gold medal. He also competed in polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he received the bronze medal.
On leaving the Army Barrett trained race horses. His horse, Annadale, won the Scottish Grand National in 1931.
He died on 7 November 1949.
Private life
Barrett was married to Honorable Isobel Caroline, Lord Kensington's daughter. The two of them lived at Wroughton Hall, Wiltshire.[3]
References
- ^ "2009 Westchester Cup International High Goal Polo". Westchestercup.org. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
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- ^ "Frederick Barrett Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
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- 1875 births
- 1949 deaths
- British horse trainers
- English polo players
- English Olympic medallists
- Polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic polo players of Great Britain
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- International Polo Cup
- Roehampton Trophy
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics