William Fox (wrestler)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1912 Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 March 1999 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Event | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Manchester YMCA | ||||||||||||||
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William "Bill" Fox (9 August 1912 – 6 March 1999) was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Fox was born in Manchester, England,.[1] and represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[2] in London, where he competed in the welterweight event,[3] winning a silver medal.[4] At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the freestyle welterweight class.[1]
In 1936 he competed in the freestyle welterweight tournament.
Fox was a three-times welterweight winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1934, 1936 and 1937.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "William Fox". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
External links
- William Fox at the International Wrestling Database
- William Fox at Olympedia
- William Fox at InterSportStats