Joseph Taylor (wrestler)

Joseph Taylor
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1907-11-18)18 November 1907
Bradford, England
DiedDecember 1992
Bradford, England
Sport
SportWrestling

Joseph Taylor (18 November 1907 – December 1992) was a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was the cousin of fellow Olympic Wrestler Jack Taylor, Father to Professional Wrestler Eric Taylor and Grandfather of Dave Taylor[1]

Taylor was a four-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1931, 1932, 1937 and 1947.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Taylor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 23 December 2025.


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