Jim Armstrong (wrestler)

Jim Armstrong
Personal information
Nickname(s) Big Jim
Nationality Australian
Born 14 July 1917[1]
Albury, New South Wales
Died 8 July 1981 (1981-07-09) (aged 63)[1]
Sport
Sport Wrestling

James Michael Armstrong (14 July 1917 – 8 July 1981) was an Australian sport wrestler and rugby league player. He was born in Albury, New South Wales, and worked as a police officer.

Armstrong was selected to play for Australia against Great Britain as a front row forward in the third and deciding Ashes test in 1946, becoming Kangaroo No. 233.[2] He won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling, heavyweight class, at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

At the 1950 British Empire Games Armstrong won the heavyweight wrestling gold medal.

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Armstrong won the light heavyweight wrestling bronze medal.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jim Armstrong". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Australian Kangaroos Player Register" (PDF). 2013 Annual Report. NRL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.


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