David Idle
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 1947[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
Event | Lightweight |
David Idle (born 1947) is a former male wrestler from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Idle, from Leeds, was a plumber by profession[1] He was the 1970 English wrestling champion and Commonwealth trials winner and had a significant rivalry with Joe Kelliher, who beat him at the British Wrestling Championships for the lightweight category title the same year.[3]
Idle represented the England team[4] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[5] where he participated in the lightweight 68kg division, finishing just outside the medal rostrum in fourth place.[6]
In 1974, he was wrestling for Huddersfield Sports Centre[7] and helped them reach the BBC Television's Sports Town 75 competition.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Keino destroys the field to prove that hes's the greatest". Birmingham Daily Post. 23 July 1970. p. 34. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Idle out-pointed by Kelleher". Kensington News and West London Times. 16 October 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Sheena Grant". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 13 May 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wrestling". Daily Express. 23 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sports Centre match at Stretford". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 7 November 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sports Centre rally to final". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 9 December 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.