Bert Aspen

Bert Aspen

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1934-03-01) 1 March 1934 (age 91) Bolton, England
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Club	Bolton Harriers Bolton OWC
Medal record Wrestling Representing   England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff -62Kg 1962 Perth -62Kg 1966 Kingston -62Kg

Albert Aspen MBE (born 1 March 1934) is a British former wrestler who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Aspen represented the England team ^[2] and won a bronze medal ^[3] in the -62 kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. ^[4]

He won two further bronze medals at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia and the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Aspen was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to wrestling. ^[8]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bert Aspen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
2. "Wrestling Team for Cardiff" . Nottingham Evening News. 17 May 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
4. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
6. "1966 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
8. "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B16.

External links

• Bert Aspen at the International Wrestling Database
• Bert Aspen at Olympedia