Frank Cope (weightlifter)

Frank Cope
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born8 December 1928
London, England
Died5 November 2012(2012-11-05) (aged 83)
Teignmouth, England
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event
Bantamweight
ClubLondon
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver -56kg combined

Frank Albert Cope (8 December 1928 – 5 November 2012) was an English male weightlifter.[1]

Biography

Cope represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[2] where he won the silver medal in the bantamweight category.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Top Olympic Weightlifters of the 20th Century". Chidlovski.
  2. ^ "Leeds weightlifter chosen". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 12 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  4. ^ "1954 Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.