Alf Rhodes

Alf Rhodes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born
England
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Flyweight

Alfred "Alf" R. Rhodes is a former international wrestler from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Rhodes was selected by Great Britain for the 1963 international match against France.[1]

He represented the England team[2] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 52 kg flyweight category[3] being pinned by Peter Michienzi of Canada[4] and then out-pointed by Shamrao Sable from India.[5]

Rhodes was a four-times British flyweight champion at the British Wrestling Championships in 1962, 1966, 1967 and 1968.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Medal Winners in Wrestling Side". Halifax Evening Courier. 1 February 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Flweight". Reading Evening Post. 11 August 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Wrestling". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 12 August 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "British Champions – Past & Present" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 17 December 2025.