Richard Barraclough

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Richard Barraclough
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1943-03-06) 6 March 1943 (age 82)
Upper Agbrigg, Yorkshire, England
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling

Richard William Barraclough (born 6 March 1943) is a retired wrestler from England who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Barraclough represented England in the 90 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] [4]

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he participated in the men's freestyle 82 kg category. [5]

Barraclough was a three-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1970, 1971 and 1972. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Barraclough Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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