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 a 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.
- Edward Barrett at the International Wrestling Database
- Edward Barrett at Olympics.com
- Edward Barrett at Olympedia
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- City of London Police officers
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- 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