Albert Sangwine

Albert Sangwine
Personal information
Born(1901-03-16)16 March 1901
Tottenham, London, England
Died3 November 1962(1962-11-03) (aged 61)
Chingford, London, England
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing England
British Empire Games
1930 Hamilton Heavyweight

Albert Edwin Hawksley Sangwine (16 March 1901 – 3 November 1962) was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Sangwine was born in Tottenham, London,[2] was the British champion after winning the 1926 heavyweight title at the British Wrestling Championships.[3]

In 1924 he finished tenth in the freestyle heavyweight tournament.[2]

Sangwine competed for the 1930 English team in the freestyle heavyweight class at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[4] He won the silver medal after losing the gold medal match against Canadian Earl McCready.[5]

He died in Chingford.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Albert Sangwine Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Empire Games Boxing". Hull Daily Mail. 23 August 1930. Retrieved 24 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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