Peter Amey

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Peter Amey
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1935-08-03) 3 August 1935 (age 90)
Plymouth, England
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Amateur wrestling
ClubUnited Amateur Wrestling and Weightlifting Club, Clapham

Peter E. Amey (born 3 August 1935) is a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

He also represented England and won a bronze medal in -68 kg welterweight, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. [2] Eight years later he participated in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [3]

Amey was a five-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969 and 1970. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Amey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
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