George Manners (weightlifter)
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1938 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 2021 (aged 83) England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Weightlifting coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Olympic weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | Tokyo 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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George Russell Manners (25 January 1938 – August 2021) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
Weightlifting career
[edit]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
[edit]He migrated to England in 1957 and was a plumber by trade.[1] He died in August 2021 at the age of 83.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ George Manners' obituary
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