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Born | Birmingham, England | 17 July 1937
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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]
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