Jackie Barrett

Jackie Barrett

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	April 25, 1974 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Residence	Gillams, Newfoundland and Labrador
Sport
Sport	Men's Powerlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Squat: 277.5 kg (2015) Bench Press: 153 kg (2001) Deadlift: 300 kg (2012) Total: 697.5 kg (2015)
Medal record Men's Powerlifting Representing  Canada Special Olympics World Summer Games 1999 Raleigh-Durham Bench Press 1999 Raleigh-Durham Deadlift 1999 Raleigh-Durham Double Combination 2007 Shanghai Squat 2007 Shanghai Bench Press 2007 Shanghai Deadlift 2007 Shanghai Triple Combination 2011 Athens Squat 2011 Athens Bench press 2011 Athens Deadlift 2011 Athens Triple Combination 2015 Los Angeles Squat[1] 2015 Los Angeles Bench press[1] 2015 Los Angeles Deadlift[1] 2015 Los Angeles Triple combination[1] Special Olympics Canada Summer Games 1998 Sudbury, ON Bench Press 1998 Sudbury, ON Deadlift 1998 Sudbury, ON Double Combination 2002 Prince Albert, SK Bench Press 2002 Prince Albert, SK Deadlift 2002 Prince Albert, SK Double Combination 2006 Brandon, MB Squat 2006 Brandon, MB Bench Press 2006 Brandon, MB Deadlift 2006 Brandon, MB Triple Combination 2006 Brandon, MB Top Men's Powerlifter 2010 London, ON Squat 2010 London, ON Bench Press 2010 London, ON Deadlift 2010 London, ON Triple Combination 2014 Vancouver, BC Squat 2014 Vancouver, BC Bench Press 2014 Vancouver, BC Deadlift 2014 Vancouver, BC Triple Combination 2014 Vancouver, BC Top Men's Powerlifter

John "Jackie" Barrett (born April 25, 1974) is a Canadian powerlifter. Barrett, who is autistic, has amassed thirteen gold medals competing for Canada in the Special Olympics World Summer Games and retired after setting three Special Olympics records at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles.^[2][3]

Jackie is a Halifax, Nova Scotia native residing in Gillams, Newfoundland and Labrador.

References

1. ""Newfoundland Moose" wins 3 gold, 1 silver at Special Olympics World Games". cbc.ca. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
2. Yvonne Zacharias (July 9, 2014). "Newfoundland powerlifter keeps smashing records at Special Olympics". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
3. Devon O'Neil (August 2, 2015). "Jackie Barrett, the "Moose" of the World Games, Sets Three Records, Then Retires". ESPN. Retrieved August 3, 2015.