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Eddie Bowey

Eddie Bowey

British wrestler (1928–2016)

Edwin Bowey (5 January 1928 – 2016) was a British wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

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Wrestling career

Bowey competed in the 1948 Olympic Games.

Bowey represented England and won a bronze medal in the 60 kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4]

Personal life and death

During the Games in 1950 he lived at George Crescent, Muswell Hill, London and was a horticulturist by trade. He emigrated to New Zealand the following year and worked as a lumberjack but later returned to England to work as a gardener. He had an interest in yoga since the 1940s and travelled to India in the Sixties. In 2012, he was part of a photo essay on the 1948 British Olympians.[5]

Bowey died in Enfield, London in 2016.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Bowey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Eddie Bowey". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. [4]
    "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  5. [5]
    "Photo essay: Britain's 1948 Olympians today". Independent.co.uk. 15 June 2012.


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