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Harold Barron
Harold Earl Barron (August 29, 1894 – October 5, 1978) was an American sprinter. He specialized in the 110 m hurdles, in which he won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
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.
In 1930, Barron, along with Earl Thomson and Harry Hillman, was involved in designing a new, safer hurdle to reduce the risk of serious falls and injuries.
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Harold Barron
Harold Earl Barron (August 29, 1894 – October 5, 1978) was an American sprinter. He specialized in the 110 m hurdles, in which he won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
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.
In 1930, Barron, along with Earl Thomson and Harry Hillman, was involved in designing a new, safer hurdle to reduce the risk of serious falls and injuries.