Andy Bailey (wrestler)

Andy Bailey

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	England
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Bantamweight

Andrew "Andy" S. Bailey is a former international wrestler from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Bailey representing Manchester, ^[1] competed in the bantamweight category at the 1966 European Championships in Karlsruhe, West Germany. ^[2] Bailey also won the British bantamweight title in 1966. ^[3]

Bailey represented the England team ^[4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 57 kg bantamweight category, ^[5] being out-pointed by Australian Kevin McGrath ^[6] and Canadian Ernest Chornomydz. ^[7]

By 1967, Bailey had moved up in weight ^[8] and won the national YMCA featherweight title in Manchester. ^[9]

References

1. "Wrestling Team" . Liverpool Echo. 29 April 1966. p. 32. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Two British wrestling successes" . Reading Evening Post. 9 May 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "British Champions – Past & Present" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
4. "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
5. "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
6. "Wrestling" . Nottingham Evening Post. 11 August 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Bantamweight" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 12 August 1966. p. 40. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "London P.C. goes for wrestling title" . Evening News (London). 27 June 1968. p. 20. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Roy Williams Takes Middles Title" . Chelsea News and General Advertiser. 14 April 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.