Barry Jackson (athlete)

This article is about the English athlete. For other sportspeople named Barry Jackson, see Barry Jackson (disambiguation).

Barry Jackson

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	22 August 1941 Birmingham, England
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m
Club	Lozells Harriers
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Great Britain European Championships 1962 Belgrade 4x400 metres relay Representing   England British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 4 × 440 yards relay

Barry Douglas Jackson (born August 22, 1941) is a retired track and field runner from England who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
4. "Results" . Sunday Express. 16 July 1961. Retrieved 4 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
6. "1962 Athletes". Team England.

External links

• Profile at Sporting Heroes
• Barry Jackson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)