Peter Amey
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 3 August 1935 Plymouth, England |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Club | United Amateur Wrestling and Weightlifting Club, Clapham |
Peter E. Amey (born 3 August 1935) is a British wrestler who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he participated in the men's freestyle welterweight.[2]
Amey represented the England team[3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[4] He competed in the 68 kg welterweight event.[5]
Eight years later he participated in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6]
Amey was a five-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969 and 1970.[7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Amey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "The England Team". Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 26 December 2025.