William Fox (wrestler)

Bill Fox
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born9 August 1912
Manchester, England
Died6 March 1999 (aged 86)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Welterweight
ClubManchester YMCA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place1934 LondonWelterweight

William "Bill" Fox (9 August 1912 – 6 March 1999) was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Fox was born in Manchester, England,.[1] and represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[2] in London, where he competed in the welterweight event,[3] winning a silver medal.[4] At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the freestyle welterweight class.[1]

In 1936 he competed in the freestyle welterweight tournament.

Fox was a three-times welterweight winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1934, 1936 and 1937.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "William Fox". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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