Brian Aspen

Brian Aspen
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1959-04-06) 6 April 1959
Bolton, England
Sport
SportAmateur wrestling
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1978 Edmonton 62kg featherweight
1982 Brisbane 57kg bantamweight
1986 Edinburgh 57kg bantamweight

Brian Aspen (born 6 April 1959) is a British retired amateur wrestler.

Wrestling career

He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] He appeared in four Commonwealth Games winning three medals.

The first medal (a bronze) came representing England in the 62 kg featherweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.[2] Four years later he won a gold medal representing England and in the 57 kg bantamweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[3] The third medal (another bronze) was at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh[4] and a fourth Games appearance was at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where he finished in seventh place.[5]

Aspen was a nine-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships; bantamweight (1981, 1982, 1983), featherweight (1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1989) and lightweight in 1994.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Aspen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 22 December 2025.