Joseph Reid (wrestler)

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Joseph Reid
Born17 March 1905
Leigh, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Died8 February 1968(1968-02-08) (aged 62)
Joseph Reid
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1930 Hamilton Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 1934 London Bantamweight

Joseph Reid (17 March 1905 – 8 February 1968)[1] was an English wrestler. He was a six-time British champion and represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling career

Reid was born in Leigh, Lancashire. Trained by fellow Leigh native, Harry Pennington, Reid became a skilled amateur and catch wrestler.[1] He was a six-time British champion from 1930–1935.[2]

In 1932, he competed in the freestyle bantamweight tournament of the Olympic Games. Reid was eliminated after losing two of his three matches in the freestyle bantamweight division and finished fifth over all.[1]

At the 1930 Empire Games, he won the silver medal in the bantamweight class. Four years later, he won the bronze medal in the bantamweight category at the 1934 Empire Games. Reid won the British bantamweight championship every year from 1931 to 1935. Shortly afterwards, he turned professional and continued wrestling well into the 1960s.[1]

Other activities and legacy

Reid as a coal miner.[1] Reid fought in the Second World War, and spent time as a prisoner of war in a Japanese-run internment camp.[3] He helped to train Scottish wrestler George Kidd. Reid's wrestling boots are now on display at the Leigh Harriers athletic club.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Joseph Reid at Olympedia
  2. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 - 2001" (PDF). Britishwrestling.org.
  3. ^ "More nominees for Hall of Fame", This is Lancashire, 17 June 2002
  4. ^ "Historic Look at Harriers' Glorious Past", This is Lancashire, 24 August 2006

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