Barry Watson (athlete)

Barrington J. Watson is a former Great British Olympian and long-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Watson was born in Poole, Dorset, England.
Watson became the [List of British champions in marathon|British Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon|marathon champion] after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1976 AAA Championships.
Shortly afterwards at the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain and came 45th in the marathon. In 1977, he came second behind Steve Ovett in the first Dartford half marathon.
In 2005, he helped to establish the Somme Poppy Marathon.