Robert Parsons (wrestler)

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Robert Parsons
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event
Featherweight
ClubMilton AWC, Edinburgh

Robert Parsons is a former Scottish wrestler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Parsons was a member of the Milton Amateur Wrestling Club in Edinburgh. [1] He was the 1956 [2] and 1957 Scottish featherweight champion. [3]

He was selected for the 1958 Scottish team [4] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 62kg featherweight event [5] finishing fifth behind gold medallist Abraham Geldenhuys of South Africa. [6]

He was nicknamed Canvas-Back. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Farquhar and Mckenzie may not be fit" . The Scotsman. 23 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Title winners" . Milngavie and Bearsden Herald. 17 March 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Wrestling Team" . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. 19 July 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Disappointing Time" . The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Red MacGregor Wrestlers" . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. 9 August 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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