Steve Barry

For the Australian musician, see Steve Barry (musician).

Steve Barry

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	25 October 1950 Cardiff, Wales
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in) /
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Club	Cardiff AAC Roath Walking Club

Steven John Barry (born 25 October 1950) is a retired Welsh race walker ^[1] aho competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Barry, born in Cardiff, was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club and Roath Walking Club.

He became the British 3,000 metres walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1980 AAA Championships ^[2] and was three-times 10,000 metres walk champion after winning the AAAs for three consecutive years from 1981 to 1983. ^[3]

Barry won the gold medal in the 30 km road walk at the 1982 Commonwealth Games representing Wales. ^{[4] [5]}

Barry represented Great Britain at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the 20 km walk, finishing 24th. Barry retired from the sport through injury following the Olympics. ^{[1] [5] [6]}

Barry won the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 1982. ^[7]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	1st	30 km
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	24th	20 km

References

1. "British Olympic Association > Athletes > Steven Barry". British Olympic Association website. British Olympic Association. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
4. "Welcome to Cardiff AAC :: Roll of Honour - Gold (50)". Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club website. Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club. 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
5. "Steve Barry Biography and Olympic Results - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference website. Sports Reference LLC. 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
6. "BBC News-Wales-North East Wales- Gold medallist's fear for sport". BBC website. BBC. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
7. "BBC Sport-Wales-BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year". BBC website. BBC. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2009.