Denis McNamara
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 25 August 1926 Camberwell, London, England |
| Died | 19 November 2009 (aged 83) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Medal record | |
Denis McNamara (25 August 1926 – 19 November 2009) was a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle heavyweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was a British heavyweight champion and represented England and won a bronze medal in 100 kg heavyweight, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2] He then competed at the next two Commonwealth Games and won consecutive bronze medals at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica[3][4] and the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denis McNamara Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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