Henry Barrett Explained

Henry Frederick Barrett
Nationality:British
Birth Date:30 December 1879
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running
Pb:Marathon

2:42:31 (Poly, 1990)

Henry Frederick Barrett (30 December 1879 – 18 December 1927) was a British long-distance runner who on 8 May 1909 set a world's best in only his second marathon with a time of 2:42:31 at the Polytechnic Marathon. Barrett failed to finish the men's marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Barrett was an electrician from Hounslow.[2]

Notes

  1. Web site: Henry Barrett . Olympedia . 8 March 2021.
  2. Book: Lambie . James . The Story of Your Life: A History of the Sporting Life Newspaper (1859-1998 . Troubadour Publishing Ltd. . Leicester, UK . 9781848762916 . 276–278 . A Marathon Trophy . 2010 .

External links