Craig Pilling

Craig Pilling

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 39) Bolton, England [1]
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Men's 57 kg
Medal record Representing   Wales Men's wrestling Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Men's freestyle 57 kg

Craig Pilling (born 14 September 1986) is a British freestyle wrestler. ^[2]

Biography

Pilling competed for Wales in the men’s freestyle 55kg event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games placing 4th. Four years later, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games ^[3] where he won a bronze medal. ^{[4] [5]}

Pilling was a two-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 2006 and 2014. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Games wrestling spot for Hawthorn". BBC Sport. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
2. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
3. Kelly, Robert (30 June 2014). "Commonwealth Games feature- Craig Pilling and Louisa Porogovska". The Bolton News. UK. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
4. Penman, Andrew (29 July 2014). "First ever Commonwealth Games wrestling medal for Team Wales". South Wales Argus. UK. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
5. Kelly, Robert (14 August 2014). "Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club member Craig Pilling's Commonwealth delight". The Bolton News. UK. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
6. "British Senior Champions 2002 to 2008". British Wrestling. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
7. "2014 British Senior Championships2". British Wrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

External links

• Craig Pilling on Facebook