John Allison (wrestler)

John Allison
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Middleweight/Welterweight
ClubL.M.S. Rovers Club, Glasgow

John Allison is a former Scottish wrestler who appeared at the Commonwealth Games and was a six times champion of Scotland.

Biography

Allison was a member of the L.M.S. Rovers Club of Glasgow and successfully defended his Scottish Amateur Championship of Scotland in January 1952.[1] During March 1954 he secured a fourth consecutive middleweight championship of Scotland[2] and was one of three wrestling representatives for the Scottish team[3] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada,[4] where he participated in the welterweight 74kg event.[5]

Allison was finally beaten in the Scottish Championships by George McKenzie in 1957, ending a run of six consecutive titles. McKenzie was subsequently selected for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games instead of Allison.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling Winners". Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 27 January 1952. p. 13. Retrieved 2 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Leith wrestlers beat six ooponents". Edinburgh Evening News. 22 March 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "McQuillan and Pat Devine for Canada". Dundee Courier. 29 June 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Scotland Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Wrestling". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 August 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 2 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Champion Six Times Beaten". Daily Record. 11 March 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 2 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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