Denis McNamara

Denis McNamara (25 August 1926 – 19 November 2009) was a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle heavyweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Denis McNamara

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1926-08-25)25 August 1926 Camberwell, London, England
Died	19 November 2009(2009-11-19) (aged 83)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Medal record Wrestling Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 100 kg heavyweight 1966 Kingston 100 kg heavyweight 1970 Edinburgh 100 kg heavyweight

He was a British heavyweight champion and represented England and won a bronze medal in 100 kg heavyweight, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2] He then competed at the next two Commonwealth Games and won consecutive bronze medals at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica[3][4] and the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denis McNamara Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
2. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
3. "1966 Athletes". Team England.
4. "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.