Maurice Allwood

Maurice Allwood
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportAmateur wrestling
Event
Welterweight
ClubEdinburgh Transport

James Maurice Allwood was a wrestler who competed for Scotland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Allwood was a member of the Edinburgh Transport wrestling team and won the 1933 Scottish national 11 stone 4lbs title. His brother Leonard Allwood was also a Scottish champion that year.[1]

Allwood represented the 1934 Scottish team,[2] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London,[3] in the welterweight division of the wrestling competition.[4]

Maurice was the 1935 heavweight champion of Scotland[5] and was the 1935 British champion, winning the welterweight title at the British Wrestling Championships.[6] The following year he was the 1936 welterweight champion of Scotland and England.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling Titles". Daily Record. 20 March 1933. p. 21. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Empire Games, The Scottish Team". Edinburgh Evening News. 25 March 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Wrestling Concluded". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Fife wrestler retains title". Leven Advertiser & Wemyss Gazette. 11 February 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "List of British Senior Champions" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Scots Mat Titles". Daily Record. 17 February 1937. p. 29. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.