Peter Arthur

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Peter Arthur
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1939-04-04) 4 April 1939 (age 86)
Swansea, Wales
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s)
Light-heavyweight, Middle-heavyweight
ClubSamurai, Swansea

Peter John Henry Arthur (born 4 April 1939) is a British weightlifter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Arthur represented the 1962 Welsh team [2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, [3] where he participated in the 82.5kg mid-heavyweight category. [4] He went to his second Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, competing for the 1966 Welsh team [5] in the 82.5kg weight class. [6]

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Arthur participated in the 82.5 kg light-heavyweight category. Four years later he competed in the heavier weight category of 90kg mid-heavyweight at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Arthur Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Welsh team for Empire Games" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "The Family Affair" . Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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