Sydney Harrington
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 16 November 1926 Wolverhampton, England |
| Died | 2005 (aged 78) Wolverhampton, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | Light-heavyweight |
| Club | Wolverhampton |
Sydney Harrington (1926–2005), was a male weightlifter who competed for Great Britain in the weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Harrington represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[2] where he participated in the light-heavyweight category.[3][4]
At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Harrington participated in the middle-heavyweight class.[5]
References
- ^ "profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Leeds weightlifter chosen". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 12 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 September 2025.