Raymond Barkway
British athlete 1924–1956
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Raymond Charles Barkway (24 August 1924 – 1 July 1956) ran the 110M high hurdles for Great Britain in the 1948 London Olympics.[1]
| 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 |
Biography
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]
