Harold Barron

Earl Harold " Hal " Barron ( born August 29, 1894 in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, † October 5, 1978 in San Francisco, California ) was an American track and field athlete, who specializes in the 110 meters hurdles. He started for the Meadow Brook Club and the Pennsylvania State University, was 1.83 m tall and 64 kg.

Barron won several national titles.

• National Championships: 1917 and 1920, more than 120 yards hurdles ( 15.0 and 15.2 sec )
• 1918, 1921 and 1022 70 yards hurdles in the hall

In the period 1917 - 1922 he was also placed five times in the top ten in the world rankings:

In 1920 he won with 15.2 seconds the knockouts for participation in the Olympic Games in Antwerp. There he was able to repeat this time as the winner of its forward travel before it with 15.0 seconds set a new Olympic record in the semifinals. In the final he had then, however, the Canadians Earl Thomson to defer, which ran in 14.8 seconds world record. Harold Barron came with 2 meters back in second and won silver. His time was estimated at 15.1 sec, as well as his compatriot Feg Murray, who was just behind Barron third parties.

Harold Barron was a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. After finishing his sports career, he became head coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was married to Ann Morgan and one son (Joseph Charles).