Harold Angus (wrestler)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1904 Wigan, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 October 1940 (aged 35) Doncaster, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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Harold Angus (10 November 1904 – 30 October 1940) was a British wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
Angus competed in the lightweight category at the 1930 British Empire Games for England, losing the gold medal match[3] against Canadian Howard Thomas.[4][5]
He was an insurance inspector at the time of the 1930 Games and lived in Doncaster.[6] He died following a shooting accident in October 1940.[7]
Angus won the British Wrestling Championships in 1928.[8]
References
- ^ "Harold Angus". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harold Angus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "The Empire Games". Nottingham Evening Post. 21 August 1930. Retrieved 24 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Comonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Wrestling Heritage - Harold Angus". Wrestling Heritage. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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