Geoff Hill (wrestler)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Middleweight / light-heavyweight / heavyweight |
Geoffrey "Geoff" Hill is a former international wrestler from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
In 1965, Hill was wrestling at middleweight[1] and represented Great Britain at the world championships.[2]
Hill then represented the England team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 90 kg light-heavyweight category,[4] being out-pointed by Scotsman Wallace Booth[5] and Bishwanath Singh from India.[6]
Hill progressed to heavyweight and was a four-times British champion at the British Wrestling Championships, winning the middleweight title in 1965, the light-heavweight title in 1966 and the heavyweight title in 1969 and 1970.[7]
References
- ^ "Out Of World Championships". Evening News (London). 2 June 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "George and Geoff lose". Belfast Telegraph. 2 June 1965. p. 22. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Wrestling". The Scotsman. 12 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Games Results". Nottingham Evening Post. 12 August 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British Champions – Past & Present" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 17 December 2025.