Maurice Allwood

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Maurice Allwood
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Welterweight
ClubEdinburgh Transport

James Maurice Allwood was a wrestler who competed for Scotland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Allwood was a member of the Edinburgh Transport wrestling team and won the 1933 Scottish national 11 stone 4lbs title. His brother Leonard Allwood was also a Scottish champion that year. [1]

Allwood represented the 1934 Scottish team, [2] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, [3] in the welterweight division of the wrestling competition. [4]

Maurice was the 1935 heavweight champion of Scotland [5] and was the 1935 British welterweight champion. [6] The following year he was the 1936 welterweight champion of Scotland and England. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling Titles" . Daily Record. 20 March 1933. p. 21. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Empire Games, The Scottish Team" . Edinburgh Evening News. 25 March 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wrestling Concluded" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Fife wrestler retains title" . Leven Advertiser & Wemyss Gazette. 11 February 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Scots Mat Titles" . Daily Record. 17 February 1937. p. 29. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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