Barry Williams (athlete)

Barry Williams

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1947-03-05) 5 March 1947 (age 78)
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Liverpool Harriers
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh hammer

Barry Williams (born 5 March 1947) is a British retired international athlete who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Williams, a member of the Liverpool Harriers, represented England and won a bronze medal in the hammer throw, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[2] [3]}

Williams finished second behind Howard Payne in the hammer throw event at the 1971 AAA Championships ^[4] but the following year became the British hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1972 AAA Championships. ^[5] Shortly afterwards Williams represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, where he participated in the men's hammer throw. ^[6]

Williams was on the podium twice more at the AAAs in 1973 and 1974 and sandwiched in between he competed in the hammer throw again at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barry Williams Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
2. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
6. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. "1974 Games". Team England.
9. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.