Raymond Barkway
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 24 August 1924 Uxbridge, England |
| Died | 1 July 1956 (aged 31) Prees Heath, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | hurdles |
| Club | University of Oxford AC Achilles Club |
Raymond Charles Barkway (24 August 1924 – 1 July 1956) ran the 110M high hurdles for Great Britain in the 1948 London Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Barkway was born in Uxbridge, England and was educated at Watford Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford gaining his blue in 1948.[2]
While coaching at Loughborough College during Summer School, he represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he competed in the 110 metres hurdles event.[2]
Barkway finished second behind Peter Hildreth in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1950 AAA Championships.[3][4][5][6]
In 1951, Barkway won a bronze medal at the World Student Games in Luxembourg. Barkway was a physical education teacher at Clifton College, Bristol and fired the starting pistol when Roger Bannister famously broke the Four-minute mile in 1954.[2]
He was killed aged only 31 years old, when his Royal Navy Avenger Torpedo Bomber crashed, he was piloting it for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ray Barkway Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Bailey's furlong record confirmed". Daily Herald. 15 July 1950. Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Won Arthur Wint equals half-mile record". Weekly Dispatch (London). 16 July 1950. Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Roger Bannister pistol to start Clifton College triathlon". Bristolpost.co.uk. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Ray Barkway (23 August 1950). "Profile of Ray BARKWAY". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Bob Phillips (6 September 1927). "Track Stats – Jack Parker". Nuts.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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- 1924 births
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- British male hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
- People from Croxley Green
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in England
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1956
- Sportspeople from Hertfordshire
- Alumni of the University of Manchester
- People educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel
- English male hurdlers
- 20th-century English sportsmen