Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman)
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 The 1908 City of London Police team that won the gold medal in 1908. (Back row – left to right): Frederick Merriman, John James Shepherd, Edwin Mills, Albert Ireton, Frederick Goodfellow, Frederick Humphreys (Front row – left to right): Edward Barrett, Henry Duke (Captain), William Hirons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1877 Rahela, Ballyduff, County Kerry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 March 1932 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Edmond Barrett (3 November 1877 – 19 March 1932) was an Irish athlete, wrestler and hurler.
He was born in Rahela, Ballyduff, County Kerry, Ireland.[1] Barrett played hurling with the local Ballyduff team. He emigrated to London, joined a local hurling club and was selected for the London GAA team. He was a corner-forward on the London team which won the 1901 All-Ireland Championship, beating Cork GAA 1–5 to 0–4 in the final. It remains London's only senior All-Ireland hurling Championship title. Barrett also appeared for London in the final of the following year, but this time Cork gained revenge, thrashing London 3–13 to 0–0.[citation needed]
He won a gold medal as part of the City of London Police tug-of-war team in the 1908 Olympic Games in London. He also won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division of the freestyle wrestling competition.[2]
Barrett also competed in the shot, javelin and discus competitions in the 1908 athletics programme, but wrestling was his premier sport. He was British heavyweight freestyle champion in 1909 and 1911. Barrett also competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in both 1908 and the Stockholm Olympics of 1912. He was defeated in the first round on both occasions.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Edward Barrett". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ned Barrett". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- Edward Barrett's profile at databaseOlympics
- Shanahan, Jim. "Edward Barrett". Dictionary of Irish Biography. CUP.
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- 1877 births
- 1932 deaths
- City of London Police officers
- Irish male shot putters
- Irish male discus throwers
- Irish male javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Olympic tug of war competitors for Great Britain
- Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Irish male sport wrestlers
- British male sport wrestlers
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Athletes from County Kerry
- London inter-county hurlers
- Ballyduff (Kerry) hurlers
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Olympic medalists in tug of war
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Police officers from County Kerry