Edward Barrett

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Olympic medal record
Men's Tug of War
Gold	1908 London	Team competition
Men's Wrestling
Bronze	1908 London	Freestyle Wrestling Heavyweight

Edward Barrett (born November 3, 1880 in Ballyduff, County Kerry Ireland) was a track and field athlete, wrestler and hurler who won a gold medal as part of the City of London Police tug-of-war team in the 1908 Olympic Games in London. He also won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division of the freestyle wrestling competition.

Barrett also competed in the shot, javelin and discus competitions in the 1908 athletics programme, but wrestling was his premier sport. He was British heavyweight freestyle champion in 1909 and 1911. Barrett also competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in both 1908 and the Stockholm Olympics of 1912. He was defeated in the first round on both occasions. In 1901 he was a member of the London team which defeated Cork to win the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.