| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Polo | ||
| Gold | 1920 Antwerp | polo |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Polo | ||
| Bronze | 1924 Paris | polo |
Major Frederick W. Barrett was an English international polo player.
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He competed on the England polo team in the 1914 and 1921 International Polo Cup.[1] The English team were victorious in 1914 ending a series of losses.[2]
Barrett competed for Great Britain in the 1920 Summer Olympics at Antwerp. The British Polo Team defeated Spain in the final to win the Gold Medal. He also competed in 1924 in Paris receiving the Bronze Medal.
His name can also be found on the winners of the Roehampton Trophy.
Captain “Rattle” Barrett was in the 15th Hussars, he had been a successful steeplechase rider and only tok to polo when his regiment went to India in 1902. On Leaving the Army Barrett began to train race horses, he trained winners for three British Monarchs George V, Edward VIII and George VI. His most notable win was in the Scottish Grand National 1931 with Annadale.
Barrett was married to Honorable Isobel Caroline, Lord Kensington's daughter. The two of them lived at Wroughton Hall, Wiltshire.[3]