Denis McNamara explained

Denis McNamara
Nationality:British
Sport:Wrestling
Birth Date:25 August 1926
Birth Place:Camberwell, London, England

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Denis McNamara Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/denis-mcnamara-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 30 March 2019.
  2. Web site: 1962 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: 1966 Athletes. Team England.
  4. Web site: Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team. Team England.
  5. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation. 31 July 2019. 31 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731165639/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/49740. dead.