Barry Williams (athlete)

Barry Williams is a British retired international athlete who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Williams, a member of the Liverpool Harriers, represented England and won a bronze medal in the hammer throw, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Williams finished second behind Howard Payne in the hammer throw event at the 1971 AAA Championships but the following year became the British hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1972 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards Williams represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, where he participated in the men's hammer throw.
Williams was on the podium twice more at the AAAs in 1973 and 1974 and sandwiched in between he competed in the hammer throw again at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.