Frederick Barton (pentathlete)

For persons of a similar name, see Frederick Barton (disambiguation).

Frederick Barton
Personal information
Born(1900-06-19)19 June 1900
Paddington, London, England
Died20 November 1993(1993-11-20) (aged 93)[1]
Ireland
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Frederick Barton (19 June 1900 – 20 November 1993) was a British modern pentathlete.[2] He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]

He attended Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers and became a captain. He lived in Ireland where he was Royal Dublin Society president from 1966 until 1968.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Capt. Frederick Bertram (Derick) Barton". Barton Database. Barton Historical Society. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Frederick Barton". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Frederick Barton Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Derick Barton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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