Maurice Allan

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Maurice Allan
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1945-10-30) 30 October 1945 (age 80)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Christchurch –90 kg
Men's sambo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Minsk –90 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Madrid –90 kg

Maurice Allan (born 30 October 1945) is a British wrestler who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

In 1974, Allan won bronze in freestyle wrestling at the European Commonwealth Games. Also during 1974, Allan demonstrated himself to be a world class competitor in Sambo. In Madrid, Allan took bronze at the 1974 European Sambo Championships. The following year, in Minsk, Allan became world champion by winning gold at the 1975 World Sambo Championships. In 1975, he was made an MBE. [2]

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, he participated in the men's freestyle 90 kg event. [3]

Allan was a four-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at light-heavyweight in 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976. [4]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maurice Allan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. "Maurice Allan". Sport Judo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  4. "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 29 December 2025.