Harry Johnson (wrestler)

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Harry Johnson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1903
Sport
SportWrestling
EventWelterweight
Medal record
Men's Wrestling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1930 Hamilton Welterweight

Harry Johnson (born 1903, date of death unknown) was an English wrestler.

Biography

Johnson represented the 1930 English team in the welterweight category at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] He lost the gold medal match against Reg Priestley of Canada. [3]

He was a turner at the time of the 1930 Games and lived in 31 Kambala Road, Battersea. [4]

References

  1. "Comonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "Wrestling" . Daily Herald. 22 August 1930. Retrieved 24 August 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.