Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman)

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Edward Barrett
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
Personal information
Born3 November 1877 (1877-11-03)
Rahela, Ballyduff, County Kerry, Ireland
Died19 March 1932 (1932-03-20) (aged 54)
London, England
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
ClubCity of London Police A.C
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Men's tug of war
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team competition
Men's freestyle wrestling
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Heavyweight

Edward Edmond Barrett (3 November 1877 – 19 March 1932) was an Irish athlete, wrestler and hurler, who won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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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]

Barrett represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London,[2][3] where he won a gold medal as part of the City of London Police tug-of-war team. He also won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division of the freestyle wrestling competition.[4]

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Edward Barrett". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ 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.
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