Anthony Shacklady
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1945 Eccles, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 February 2014 (aged 68) Salford, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anthony "Tony" Shacklady (26 December 1945 – 25 February 2014) was a male British wrestler who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1].
Wrestling career
[edit]Shacklady also represented England and won a silver medal in the 74kg welterweight division, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2][3] Four years later he represented England again but in the 82kg division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, finishing in fourth place.[4][5]
Shacklady was a three-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1969, 1971 and 1972.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anthony Shacklady Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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