Barrie Kelly

Barrie Kelly ( Barrie Harrison Kelly; born August 2, 1940 in Bury ) is a former British sprinter .

In 1966 he won the European Indoor Games in Dortmund over 60 meters . At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston he was seventh over 100 yards and with the English 4-by-110-yard relay, and at the European Championships in Budapest he was sixth over 100 meters and fifth with the British team in the 4 x 100 meter relay .

At the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 , he reached the quarter-finals over 100 meters and the semi- finals in the 4 x 100 meter relay .

In 1969 he was again sixth over 100 meters at the European Championships in Athens .

In 1967 he was English champion over 100 yards, 1966 and 1972 English indoor champion over 60 yards and 60 meters.

Today Barrie Kelly works as a wildlife and landscape photographer.

Personal bests

50 m (hall): 5.7 s, February 20, 1971, Berlin
60 m (hall): 6.6 s, March 27, 1966, Dortmund
100 m: 10.35 s, October 13, 1968, Mexico City (hand-stopped: 10.3 s, July 2, 1968, Zurich )
200 m: 21.0 s, 26 August 1969, Blackburn

Official website
Athlete portrait at Power of Ten
Barrie Kelly in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
Barrie Kelly in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )