Barclay Palmer

British athlete (1932–2020)

Barclay Palmer (born William Barclay Livingstone Palmer; 2 March 1932 – 27 September 2020)[1] was a British athlete who competed in the shot put discipline at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]

He was educated at Monkton Combe School in Somerset and at St Peter's College, Oxford where he gained an Athletics Blue in 1953 for shot put (then called weights), discus and javelin.

References

  1. ^ "Barclay Palmer". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barclay Palmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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AAA Championships winners in men's shot put
1876–1914
  • 1880: William Winthrop
  • 1881: Maurice Davin (IRL)
  • 1882: George Ross
  • 1883–84: Owen Harte (IRL)
  • 1885: Donald McKinnon
  • 1886–87: James Mitchell (IRL)
  • 1888: George Gray (CAN)
  • 1889: William Barry (IRL) & R.A. Greene
  • 1890: R.A. Greene
  • 1891–92: William Barry (IRL)
  • 1893–99: Denis Horgan (IRL)
  • 1900: Richard Sheldon USA
  • 1901–02: Wesley Coe USA
  • 1903: Tom Nicolson
  • 1904–05: Denis Horgan (IRL)
  • 1906–07: Tom Kirkwood
  • 1908–10: Denis Horgan (IRL)
  • 1911: James Barrett (IRL)
  • 1912: Denis Horgan (IRL)
  • 1913: Einar Nilsson SWE
  • 1914: Armas Taipale FIN
1919–39
1946–59
1960–2006
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