Len Allen
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1931 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 April 2022 (aged 90) Tooting, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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Leonard John Allen (22 May 1931 – 11 April 2022) was a British wrestler who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Allen represented the England team[2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[3] He competed in the 74 kg welterweight event, winning a bronze medal.[4][5][6]
At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he participated in the men's freestyle welterweight event.[7]
Allen died in Tooting on 11 April 2022, at the age of 90.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Len Allen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ↑ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "The England Team". Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- 1 2 "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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