Maurice Megennis
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1929 West Ham, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 August 2020 (aged 90) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
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Maurice E Megennis (16 November 1929 – 4 August 2020) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.[1]
Weightlifting career
[edit]He competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games.
He represented England in the -56 kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Four years later he won the gold medal for England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He was born in London but lived in Leeds.
References
[edit]- ^ Maurice Megennis at Olympedia
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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