Edward Melrose

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Edward Melrose
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportWrestling
Eventbantamweight
ClubKilmarnock
Medal record
Boxing
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
British Empire Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1934 London bantamweight

Edward Melrose also known as Paddy Melrose [1] was a wrestler who competed for Scotland and won a gold medal at the British Empire Games. [2] He was the only wrestler from Great Britain to claim a gold at the Games in London. [3]

Biography

Melrose was best known for representing Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games, where he won the gold medal in the bantamweight division of the wrestling competition at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, [4] [5] He won both of his round robin matches to claim the gold. [6]

He was a member of the Kilmarnock wrestling club and in April 1934 was the only wrestler to successfully defend his Scottish national title. [7] The following year in 1935 he won a third consecutive title. [8]

In 1936 he was selected as a reserve for the 1936 Summer Olympics. [9]

References

  1. "Sporting Gossip" . Kilmarnock Herald and North Ayrshire Gazette. 8 June 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Scotland's Top Three Commonwealth Games - Wrestling". Team Scotland. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. "Home Nations Commonwealth Games Medallists". British Wrestling. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  5. "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  6. "Wrestling Concluded" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 20 August 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Wrestling Champions Defeated" . Daily Record. 4 April 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Fife wrestler wins Scots title" . Dundee Courier. 25 March 1935. Retrieved 25 August 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Olympic Games Team" . Edinburgh Evening News. 30 March 1936. Retrieved 25 August 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.