Bert Owen

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Bert Owen
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born
England
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event
Welterweight
ClubVictor Gymnasium, Anfield

Herbert "Bert" Owen is a former international wrestler from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Owen wrestled out of Bolton [1] and was the 1967 Northern Open champion. [2] He was a member of the Victor Gymnasium in Anfield [3] and was a British champion at middle-heavyweight. [4]

Owen represented the England team [5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 74 kg welterweight category [6] being out-pointed by Hukum Singh of India [7] and was defeated by a fall against gold medal winner Muhammad Bashir of Pakistan. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Heavy defeat for YMCA wrestlers" . Manchester Evening News. 25 September 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Tops Again" . Newton and Earlestown Guardian. 26 January 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Memery wins" . Liverpool Echo. 28 October 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Bob Memery In Bid To Regain Crown" . Liverpool Echo. 29 September 1967. p. 32. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games results" . Evening News (London). 11 August 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 17 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games results" . The Scotsman. 13 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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