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Barry Williams (athlete)

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Barry Williams
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1947-03-05) 5 March 1947 (age 77)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh hammer

Barry Williams (born 5 March 1947) is a retired British international athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

He also represented England and won a bronze medal in the hammer throw, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later he competed in the hammer throw again at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barry Williams Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  6. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.