Karl Barton

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Karl Barton
Personal information
Born (1937-07-17) 17 July 1937 (age 88)
Birmingham, England
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Amateur team
Coventry Road Club
Medal record
Cycling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1958 Cardiff 1,000m Match Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1962 Perth 1,000m Match Sprint

Karl Edward James Barton (born 17 July 1937) is a British former cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

In addition to his Olympic Games appearances, He also represented the England team [2] and won a silver medal [3] in the Track 1,000m match sprint at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [4] [5]

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. [6]

Barton was a three times British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1962, 1963 and 1964. [7] [8]

References

  1. "Karl Barton Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. "Empire Games Road Team" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 13 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Cycling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "Profile and record". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010.
  8. ""Barton Gains Cycling Sprint Title." Times, 10 Sept. 1962, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.