George_Manners_(weightlifter)

George Manners (weightlifter)

George Manners (weightlifter)

English weightlifter (1938–2021)

George Russell Manners (25 January 1938 – August 2021) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.

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Weightlifting career

Manners represented Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics finishing in 15th place in the light-heavyweight category.[1] He represented England and finished fifth in the -60 kg combined category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2] He won two silver medals at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games respectively.[3][4][5]

Personal life

He migrated to England in 1957 and was a plumber by trade.[1] He died in August 2021 at the age of 83.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  3. [3]
    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. [4]
    "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  5. [5]
    "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  6. [6]
    George Manners' obituary


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