Bert Owen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Welterweight |
| Club | Victor Gymnasium, Anfield |
Herbert "Bert" Owen is a former international wrestler from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Owen wrestled out of Bolton[1] and was the 1967 Northern Open champion.[2] He was a member of the Victor Gymnasium in Anfield[3] and was a British champion at middle-heavyweight.[4]
Owen represented the England team[5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 74 kg welterweight category[6] being out-pointed by Hukum Singh of India[7] and was defeated by a fall against gold medal winner Muhammad Bashir of Pakistan.[8]
References
- ^ "Heavy defeat for YMCA wrestlers". Manchester Evening News. 25 September 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tops Again". Newton and Earlestown Guardian. 26 January 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Memery wins". Liverpool Echo. 28 October 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bob Memery In Bid To Regain Crown". Liverpool Echo. 29 September 1967. p. 32. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games results". Evening News (London). 11 August 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 17 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 13 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.