Karl Barton

{{Short description|British cyclist (born 1937)}}

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{{MedalSport | Cycling}}

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{{MedalCompetition|British Empire & Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1958 Cardiff|1,000m Match Sprint}}

{{MedalSilver| 1962 Perth|1,000m Match Sprint}}

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Karl E J Barton (born 17 July 1937) is a British former cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/karl-barton-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/karl-barton-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Karl Barton Olympic Results |accessdate=4 August 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}} He also represented England and won a silver medal in the Track 1,000m Match Sprint at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/45027|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/cardiff-1958/athletes|title=1958 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} Four years later he won another silver medal in the Track 1,000m Match Sprint at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/perth-1962/athletes|title=1962 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}

Barton was a three times British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1962, 1963 and 1964.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=49657|title=Profile and record|website=Cycling Archives}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS51733290/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=9e826a99|title="Barton Gains Cycling Sprint Title." Times, 10 Sept. 1962, p. 3|website=Times Digital Archives}}