Amrik Singh Gill

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Amrik Singh Gill
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1951-04-24) 24 April 1951 (age 74)
India
Sport
Sport Amateur wrestling
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 57kg bantamweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 57kg bantamweight

Amrik Singh Gill (born 24 April 1951) is a male Indian born former wrestler who competed for Great Britain and England.

Wrestling career

Gill competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]

He represented England and won a silver medal in the 57kg bantamweight division, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. [2] [3] [4]

Four Years later he represented England again and won a bronze medal in the 57kg bantamweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. [5] [6]

Gill was an eight-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1980. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amrik Singh Gill Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "1978 Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 22 December 2025.


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