Barry Jackson (athlete)
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Barry Jackson is a retired track and field
runner
from England
, who won the European title in the men's 4x400 metres at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade
, Yugoslavia
, alongside Kenneth Wilcock, Adrian Metcalfe
and Robbie Brightwell
.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
runner
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who won the European title in the men's 4x400 metres at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, alongside Kenneth Wilcock, Adrian Metcalfe
Adrian Metcalfe
Adrian Metcalfe is a former British athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 meters.He competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in the 4 x 400m relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Tim Graham, John Cooper and Robbie Brightwell.Metcalfe attended the...
and Robbie Brightwell
Robbie Brightwell
Robert Ian Brightwell MBE is a former track and field athlete.He moved to England with his family in 1946 and grew up in Donnington, Shropshire...
.