Valentine Barker was a boxer from England, who competed in the Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 4 December 1866[1] Hammersmith, London, England |
| Died | 3 June 1941 (aged 74) Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | boxing |
Amateur career
editBarker was a British amateur boxer who won the Amateur Boxing Association of England, 1891 heavyweight title, boxing out of the Belsize ABC.[3]
Life after boxing
editBarker would later become involved in amateur boxing in Great Britain, and was the first Honorary Secretary of the Federation Internationale de Boxe Amateur in 1920. He was president of the ABA from 1926 to 1929. In 1936, the Val Barker Trophy was dedicated in his honour, and is presented to the outstanding boxer at the Olympic Games. He died in 1941.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Belsize B.C. Annual General Meeting". Sporting Life. 9 October 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Boxing - The Amateur Championships". York Herald. 20 April 1891. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Boxing: The Val Barker Trophy". 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Val Barker Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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