Robert Parsons (wrestler)

Robert Parsons
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Featherweight
ClubMilton AWC, Edinburgh

Robert Parsons is a former Scottish wrestler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Parsons was a member of the Milton Amateur Wrestling Club in Edinburgh.[1] He was the 1956[2] and 1957 Scottish featherweight champion.[3]

He was selected for the 1958 Scottish team[4] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 62kg featherweight event[5] finishing fifth behind gold medallist Abraham Geldenhuys of South Africa.[6]

He was nicknamed Canvas-Back.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Farquhar and Mckenzie may not be fit". The Scotsman. 23 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Title winners". Milngavie and Bearsden Herald. 17 March 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Wrestling Team". Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. 19 July 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Disappointing Time". The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Red MacGregor Wrestlers". Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. 9 August 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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