Harold Barron
 Harold Barron at the 1920 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1894 Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | October 5, 1978 (aged 84) San Francisco, United States | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 110 m hurdles | |||||||||||
| Club | Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 120 ydH – 15.0 (1917) | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
Harold Earl Barron (August 29, 1894 – October 5, 1978) was an American sprinter.[1] He specialized in the 110 m hurdles, in which he won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Nationally Barron won the
Georgia Institute of Technology.[2]
In 1930 Barron, along with Earl Thomson and Harry Hillman, was involved in the design of a new safer hurdle, with a view to reducing the danger of bad falls and injuries.[3]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harold Barron.
- ^ "Harold Barron". Olympedia. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Harold Barron. sports-reference.com
- ^ Coaches Design New Track Hurdle to Prevent Falls, Alton Evening Telegraph, July 8, 1930
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
   | This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |