Jacqueline Barnett

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Jacqueline Barnett
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1939 [1]
Wales
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprints / 440y / middle-distance / Long jump
ClubChelsea College
Newport Harriers

Jacqueline Barnett also known as Jackie Barnett (born c.1939) is a former track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Barnett was educated at Pontllanfraith Grammar School [2] and studied at Chelsea College and was a member of their athletics team and was also a member of the Newport Harriers Athletics Club. [3] She won the 1955 Welsh long jump title. [2]

In June 1957 she won a sprint treble of 100, 220 and 440 yards at the Monmouthshire Championships [4] and in June 1958 she represented South Wales against North Wales in a warm up event before the Empire Games, finishing runner-up behind Jean Whitehead in the 220 yards event. [5] She also finished runner-up to Whitehead in the 220 yards at the 1958 AAA Welsh championships. [6]

She represented the 1958 Welsh team [7] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [8] where she participated in one event; [9] the 220 yards. [10]

At the time of the Games, she was the first Welsh woman to have broken 60 seconds for 440 yards. [2]

Barnett went to a second Commonwealth Games when she represented the 1962 Welsh team [11] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, [12] where she participated in one event; the 880 yards race. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Pole Vault Record" . Western Mail. 31 May 1955. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 3 "Athletics Team" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "They wear the Red Dragon" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Sprint Treble For Jacqueline" . Western Mail. 11 June 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Three athletic records go" . Western Mail. 30 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "A.A.A. Results" . Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Britain's sprint hope in two Games events" . Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
  11. ↑ "Welsh team for Empire Games" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "The Family Affair" . Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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