Graeme English
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1964-09-25)25 September 1964 Kilsyth, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 February 2021(2021-02-18) (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | East Kilbride | ||||||||||||||
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Graeme English (25 September 1964 – 18 February 2021) was a British wrestler[1] who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul he participated in the men's freestyle 90 kg event.[3]
English was a nine-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at light-heavyweight in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994, at heavyweight in 1989 and 1993 and super-heavyweight in 2000.[4]
References
- ^"Graeme English". British Wrestling. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Graeme English Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^"Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^"List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001"(PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
External links
- Graeme English at the International Wrestling Database
- Graeme English at Olympedia
- Graeme English at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Graeme English at InterSportStats
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- Sportspeople from Kilsyth
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- Wrestlers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
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