Andrew Barron (born May 2, 1951 in Penrith,

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...

, England) is a former ice speed skater, who represented Canada in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

in Sapporo, Japan. Barron is a resident of Canmore, Alberta.

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SkateResults

Canadian Olympic Committee

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* 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Penrith, Cumbria Sportspeople from Cumbria Canadian male speed skaters English emigrants to Canada Olympic speed skaters for Canada Speed skaters from Calgary Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub