Ronald Grinstead

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Ronald Grinstead
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1942-12-25) 25 December 1942 (age 81)
London, England
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh -82.5 kg

Ronald S. Grinstead (born 25 December 1942) is a retired British international wrestler. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

He also represented England in the -82.5 kg division, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [2] [3]

Four years later he won a bronze medal in the same event, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He then competed in a third consecutive Games when he appeared at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, in Christchurch, New Zealand. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronald Grinstead Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
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