Maurice Megennis

Maurice Megennis
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born16 November 1929
West Ham, London, England
Died4 August 2020(2020-08-04) (aged 90)
Leeds, England
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Events
Bantamweight
Featherweight
ClubLeeds
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place1954 Vancouver-56kg

Maurice Edward Megennis (16 November 1929 – 4 August 2020) was a male weightlifter who competed at two Olympic Games.[1]

Biography

Megennis was born in London but lived in Leeds. He competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games.

He represented the English team[2] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[3] where he finished fourth in the bantamweight category.[4]

Four years later, Megennis represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[5] where he won the gold medal in the bantamweight category.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Maurice Megennis at Olympedia
  2. ↑ "Weightlifting Team". Hull Daily Mail. 20 October 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Jack Archer will fly to Games". Nottingham Journal. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Leeds weightlifter chosen". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 12 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
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