Brian Aspen
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1959 Bolton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
External links
- Brian Aspen at the International Wrestling Database
- Brian Aspen at Team GB
- Brian Aspen at Olympedia
- Brian Aspen at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Brian Aspen at InterSportStats