Tony George (weightlifter)
Bruce Ronald "Tony" George (25 September 1919 – 21 July 2006) was a New Zealand weightlifter, who won medals for his country at two British Empire Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bruce Ronald George |
| Born | 25 September 1919 |
| Died | 21 July 2006 (aged 86) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Middleweight champion (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950) Light heavyweight champion (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958) Middle heavyweight champion (1963) |
Medal record
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He won the silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in the men's middleweight (–75 kg) division.[1] At the 1954 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the men's light heavyweight (–82.5 kg) event.[2] George also won 13 national weightlifting championship titles: in the middleweight division in consecutive years from 1947 to 1950; the light heavyweight division every year from 1951 to 1958; and the middle heavyweight division in 1963.[3]
George was the manager of the New Zealand weightlifting team at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston.[4]
References
- State, Oscar (8 March 1950). "Malaya scores most points". New Zealand Sportsman. 4 (8). pp. 60–63.
- "Tony George". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Todd, Sydney P. (1966). Champions All. Invercargill: A.J. Owen. p. 282.
- New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games Team, Kingston, Jamaica. Wellington: New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department. 1966.
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