Dave Hancock (weightlifter)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1945 Chesterfield, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | February 1993 (aged 47) Mansfield, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
Event | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David 'Dave' Joseph S Hancock (11 December 1945 – February 1993), was a male weightlifter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Hancock represented England in the -110 kg heavyweight event, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[2][3] where he won a silver medal.[4]
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Hancock represented Great Britain in the 110 kg category.[5]
Two years later he competed again for England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[6]
References
- ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2019.