Alf Rhodes

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Alf Rhodes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born
England
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event
Flyweight

Alfred "Alf" R. Rhodes is a former international wrestler from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Rhodes was selected by Great Britain for the 1963 international match against France. [1]

He represented the England team [2] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 52 kg flyweight category [3] being pinned by Peter Michienzi of Canada [4] and then out-pointed by Shamrao Sable from India. [5]

Rhodes was a four-times British flyweight champion in 1962, 1966, 1967 and 1968. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Medal Winners in Wrestling Side" . Halifax Evening Courier. 1 February 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Flweight" . Reading Evening Post. 11 August 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Wrestling" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 12 August 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "British Champions – Past & Present" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 17 December 2025.


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