Karl Barton

British cyclist (born 1937)

Karl Barton
Personal information
Born (1937-07-17) 17 July 1937 (age 88)
Birmingham, England
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Amateur team
Coventry Road Club
Medal record
Cycling
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Cardiff 1,000m Match Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth 1,000m Match Sprint

Karl Edward James Barton (born 17 July 1937) is a British former cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

In addition to his Olympic Games appearances, He also represented the England team[2] and won a silver medal[3] in the Track 1,000m match sprint at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[4][5]

Four years later he won another silver medal in the 1,000m match sprint at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[6]

Barton was a three times British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1962, 1963 and 1964.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Karl Barton Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Empire Games Road Team". Leicester Daily Mercury. 13 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Cycling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "Profile and record". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010.
  8. ^ ""Barton Gains Cycling Sprint Title." Times, 10 Sept. 1962, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  • Karl Barton at Cycling Archives
  • Karl Barton at Team GB
  • Karl Barton at Olympedia
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