George Manners (weightlifter) explained

George Russel Manners
Birth Date:25 January 1938
Birth Place:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Death Date:August 2021 (aged 83)
Death Place:England
Occupation:Weightlifting coach
Country:England
Sport:Olympic weightlifting
Olympics:Tokyo 1964

George Russell Manners (25 January 1938  - August 2021) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.

Weightlifting career

Manners represented Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics finishing in 15th place in the light-heavyweight category.[1] He represented England and finished fifth in the -60 kg combined category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2] He won two silver medals at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games respectively.[3] [4] [5]

Personal life

He migrated to England in 1957 and was a plumber by trade.[1] He died in August 2021 at the age of 83.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/george-manners-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: 1958 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. Web site: 1966 Athletes. Team England.
  5. Web site: Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team. Team England.
  6. https://britishweightlifting.org/article/george-manners-1938-2021 George Manners' obituary