Ray Myland
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 July 1927 Hertfordshire | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 January 2014 (aged 86)[1] Kent | |||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Myland (30 July 1927 – 12 January 2014) was an English wrestler who competed for Great Britain and England.
Wrestling career
[edit]He represented Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the -74 kg division at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[3][4]
Four years later he won another bronze at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in the -82 kg division.
References
[edit]- ^ Ray Myland at Olympedia
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Myland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
External links
[edit]- Ray Myland at the International Wrestling Database
- Ray Myland at Olympedia
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