Richard Barraclough

Richard Barraclough
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1943-03-06) 6 March 1943
Upper Agbrigg, Yorkshire, England
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling

Richard William Barraclough (born 6 March 1943) is a retired wrestler from England who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Barraclough represented England in the 90 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4]

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he participated in the men's freestyle 82 kg category.[5]

Barraclough was a three-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1970, 1971 and 1972.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Barraclough Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 28 December 2025.