Len Allen
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1931 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 April 2022 (aged 90) Tooting, London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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Leonard John Allen (22 May 1931 – 11 April 2022) was a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He also represented England and won a bronze medal in 74 kg welterweight, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2][3] Allen died in Tooting on 11 April 2022, at the age of 90.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Len Allen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Len Allen". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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