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| Nationality |  Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1920 Merthyr Tydfil | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1999 (aged 78) Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||
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Joseph Melville Barnett (3 November 1920 – May 1999), was a Welsh born male weightlifter who competed for England and Wales.
Weightlifting career
He competed in the Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
He represented England in the -90 kg Combined division at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.
Four years later he represented Wales in the -90 kg Combined division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.
References
- "Top Olympic Weightlifters of the 20th Century". Chidlovski.
- "profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- "1954 Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- "1958 Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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