William Davies (wrestler)

William Davies
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1931-08-27)27 August 1931
Died14 August 2020(2020-08-14) (aged 88)
Sport
SportWrestling

William Davies (27 August 1931 – 14 August 2020)[1] was an Australian wrestler.[2] He competed in the men's freestyle middleweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3]

He was born and raised in Collingwood, Victoria. He started competing in wrestling as an after school sport at the age of 15 years at police boys clubs, including the Glebe Police Boys Club. He joined the Royal Australian Navy at the age of 21, remaining with the Navy until he retired.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Passing of Olympian - William Davies 1956". Wrestling Australia. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "William Davies". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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