Horace Johnson (weightlifter)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1942[1] St Asaph, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 April 2017 Prestatyn, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Rhyl Barbell Weightlifting Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Horace Andrew Johnson (13 June 1942 – 20 April 2017) was a weightlifter from Wales who medals at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Johnson was a member of the Rhyl Barbell Weightlifting Club.[2]
He represented the 1962 Welsh team[3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[4] where he participated in the 75kg middleweight category,[5] and won a bronze medal.[6] At the time of the Games, he was a welder for Messrs. Gibbs and was living in Marion Road, Prestatyn.[2]
Four years later in 1966, he went to his second Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, competing for the 1966 Welsh team[7] in the 75kg middleweight category[8] and won another medal but this time went one better by winning silver.[6]
References
- ^ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Rhyl Youth Club Weight-Lifter in Empire Games". Prestatyn Weekly. 25 August 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Commonwealth Games medallists - weightlifting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.