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| British Empire Games | ||
 | 1938 Sydney | |
Roy Purchase was an Australian wrestler who represented Australia in the 1938 British Empire Games. [1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Featherweight | ||
| Representing Australia | ||
| British Empire Games | ||
| 1938 Sydney | |
Roy Purchase was an Australian wrestler who represented Australia in the 1938 British Empire Games. [1]
Purchase was New South Wales and Australian featherweight champion in 1937. [2]
He won gold in the featherweight (up to 62 kg) wrestling category at the 1938 British Empire Games. [3] [4]
Purchase would have represented Australia at the 1940 Olympic Games but World War II meant they were cancelled. [5] Post-war, he wrestled in the NSW state championships in the lightweight division in 1947, reaching the finals in 1948. [6]
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