Wrestling at the 1930 British Empire Games

Wrestling at the 1930 British Empire Games
Venue	Barton Street Arena
Location	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Dates	16 – 23 August 1930
1934  →

At the 1930 British Empire Games , the wrestling competition featured men's contests in seven weight classes. The boxing and wrestling events were held at the Barton Street Arena. ^{[1] [2]}

Jim Trifunov

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada  (CAN)*	7	0	0	7
2	England  (ENG)	0	6	0	6
3	South Africa  (SAF)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		7	6	1	14

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Bantamweight	Jim Trifunov  (CAN)	Joseph Reid  (ENG)	none awarded
Featherweight	Cliff Chilcott  (CAN)	none awarded	none awarded
Lightweight	Howard Thomas  (CAN)	Harold Angus  (ENG)	none awarded
Welterweight	Reg Priestley  (CAN)	Harry Johnson  (ENG)	none awarded
Middleweight	Mike Chepesiuk  (CAN)	Stanley Bissell  (ENG)	Max Thiel  (SAF)
Light heavyweight	Bill McIntyre  (CAN)	Edgar Bacon  (ENG)	none awarded
Heavyweight	Earl McCready  (CAN)	Albert Sangwine  (ENG)	none awarded

Results

• Day 1 ^[3]
  • Trifunov bt Reid, one fall to nil
  • Thomas bt Angus, on points
• Day 2 ^[4]
  • Bissell bt Thiel, on points
  • Priestley bt Johnson, two falls to nil
  • McIntyre bt Bacon, one fall
• Day 3 ^[5]
  • Chepesiuk bt Bissell, two falls
  • McReady bt Sangwine, two falls

References

1. "A Big Programme for Canada" . Daily News (London). 14 February 1930. Retrieved 21 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Commonwealth Games Medallists Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
3. "The Empire Games" . Nottingham Evening Post. 21 August 1930. Retrieved 24 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Wrestling" . Daily Herald. 22 August 1930. Retrieved 24 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Empire Games Boxing" . Hull Daily Mail. 23 August 1930. Retrieved 24 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

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