Harold Angus (wrestler)

Harold Angus
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1904-11-10)10 November 1904
Wigan, England
Died30 October 1940(1940-10-30) (aged 35)
Doncaster, England
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place1930 HamiltonLightweight

Harold Angus (10 November 1904 – 30 October 1940) was a British wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

Angus competed in the lightweight category at the 1930 British Empire Games for England, losing the gold medal match[3] against Canadian Howard Thomas.[4][5]

He was an insurance inspector at the time of the 1930 Games and lived in Doncaster.[6] He died following a shooting accident in October 1940.[7]

Angus won the British Wrestling Championships in 1928.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Harold Angus". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harold Angus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Empire Games". Nottingham Evening Post. 21 August 1930. Retrieved 24 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Wrestling Heritage - Harold Angus". Wrestling Heritage. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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