John Cannon (weightlifter)

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John Cannon
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event
Bantamweight
ClubAyr Health & Strength Club

John Cannon is a former weightlifter from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Cannon was a member of the Ayr Health and Strength Club. He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [1] [2] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, [3] [4] participating in the bantamweight category. [5]

In 1958 Cannon retained his Scottish bantamweight title and continued to represent Scotland at international level and in 1961 was in Scottish team for the international match against Wales. [6] Additionally, he participated in exhibition matches. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "North Swimmers in Cardiff team team" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 2 June 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Scotland's Top Three Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting". Team Scotland. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Scots Weight-lifting Team" . Edinburgh Evening News. 21 January 1961. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Sports Rally at Port Glasgow" . Port-Glasgow Express. 1 February 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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