David Kilpin

David Kilpin

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	4th quarter 1954 [1] London, England
Sport
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Medal record Wrestling Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 100kg heavyweight

David Kilpin (born 1954) is a British retired wrestler who competed at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal.

Biography

Kilpin represented England and won a bronze medal in the 100 kg heavyweight division, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[2] [3]}

Kilpin was the British champion after winning the 1987 heavyweight title at the British Wrestling Championships. ^[4]

Kilpin was a policeman by profession ^[5] and at the time of the 1986 Commonwealth Games lived in Forestdale, South Croydon. ^[6]

References

1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.^{[ dead link ]}
4. "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
5. "Games colleagues" . Sporting Post. 21 June 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 31 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Happy return for Dave" . Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter. 8 August 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 31 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.