Joseph Barnett

Joseph Melville Barnett (3 November 1920 May 1999), was a Welsh born male weightlifter who competed for England and Wales.

Joseph Barnett
Personal information
Nationality Wales
Born3 November 1920
Merthyr Tydfil
Died1999 (aged 78)
Glamorgan

Weightlifting career

He competed in the Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

He represented England in the -90kg Combined division at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[3][4]

Four years later he represented Wales in the -90kg Combined division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[5]

References

  1. "Top Olympic Weightlifters of the 20th Century". Chidlovski.
  2. "profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "1954 Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "1958 Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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