Brian Renken

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Brian Renken
Personal information
Full nameBrian Henry Renken
Born (1955-06-21) 21 June 1955 (age 69)
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
EducationLakeview High School
University of Western Ontario
University of Ottawa
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 San Juan 74 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Brisbane 74 kg
Canada Winter Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Lethbridge welterweight

Brian Henry Renken (born 21 June 1955) is a Canadian wrestler. He competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Renken". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2019.