Jackie Barrett

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Jackie Barrett Biography

John “Jackie” Barrett (born April 25, 1974) is a Canadian powerlifter. Barrett, who is autistic, has won 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.

In 1980, Jackie was diagnosed with Autism, Learning Disability, and Speech Impairment. He gradually regained his ability to talk at age six.

At the 1994 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Halifax, his Team Nova Scotia Swimming Coaches took him to a Powerlifting competition and was amazed as how much weight they lifted.

Based on his coach’s suggestions, Jackie took up Powerlifting in 1995 and retired from Swimming in 1996. He competed in five appearances at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games, and four appearances at the Special Olympics World Summer Games as a Powerlifter.

Jackie Barrett was Sport Nova Scotia “Individual Male Athlete of the Year” runner-up for 1999-2000 and 2007-2008.

Jackie was named Special Olympics Canada “Male Athlete of the Year” in 2000 and 2015, and “Dr. Frank Hayden Athlete Lifetime Achievement Award” recipient in 2015.

In 2015, Jackie was the first Special Olympian to be a Lou Marsh Trophy nominee.

In 2019, Jackie was inducted into the “Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame”, becoming the first Special Olympian in its history to receive this honour.

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