Harold Barron

Harold Earl Barron (August 29, 1894 – October 5, 1978) was an American sprinter.^[1] He specialized in the 110 m hurdles, in which he won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Harold Barron

Harold Barron at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Born	August 29, 1894 Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	October 5, 1978 (aged 84) San Francisco, United States
Alma mater	Pennsylvania State University
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	110 m hurdles
Club	Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia
Achievements and titles
Personal best	120 ydH – 15.0 (1917)
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp 110 m hurdles

Nationally Barron won the AAU hurdles title in 1917 and 1920 and the NCAA title in 1922. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University he worked as an athletics coach at Mercersburg Academy, then Cascadilla School in New York, and finally at Georgia Institute of Technology.^[2]

In 1930 Barron, along with Earl Thomson and Harry Hillman, was involved in the design of a new safer hurdle, with a view to reducing the danger of bad falls and injuries.^[3]

See also

• List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians