George Henry (wrestler)

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George Henry
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1926
Scotland
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s)
Welterweight
Light-heavyweight
ClubLeith Health & Strength Club

George S. Henry (born c.1926) is a former Scottish wrestler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Henry was a member of the Leith Health & Strength Club in Leith and in 1948 was living at 19 High Street in Alyth. He took part in the trials for the 1948 Summer Olympics and won three titles at the East of Scotland championship in middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight before winning the Scottish light heavyweight title one week later. [1]

He was selected for the 1950 Scottish team [2] [3] for the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, in the welterweight class, [4] and finished in fourth place behind the gold medal winner Henry Hudson of Canada. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Scots Wrestler in Olympic Trials" . Dundee Evening Telegraph. 31 March 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Wrestling Can Be Any Young Man's Sport" . Daily Record. 20 December 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scotland Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Scots Sports Team For Empire Games" . Dundee Courier. 7 October 1949. Retrieved 11 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Wrestling" . The Scotsman. 7 February 1950. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Wrestling" . Derby Daily Telegraph. 7 February 1950. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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