george, manners, weightlifter, george, russell, manners, january, 1938, august, 2021, male, weightlifter, competed, england, george, russel, mannerspersonal, informationnationality, englandborn25, january, 1938saint, vincent, grenadinesdiedaugust, 2021, aged, . George Russell Manners 25 January 1938 August 2021 was a male weightlifter who competed for England George Russel MannersPersonal informationNationality EnglandBorn25 January 1938Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesDiedAugust 2021 aged 83 EnglandOccupationWeightlifting coachSportCountryEnglandSportOlympic weightliftingAchievements and titlesOlympic finalsTokyo 1964Medal record weightliftingRepresenting EnglandBritish Empire amp Commonwealth Games1962 Perth 82 5 Kg combined1966 Kingston 90 Kg combined1970 Edinburgh 90 Kg combined Contents 1 Weightlifting career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksWeightlifting career EditManners 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 EditHe migrated to England in 1957 and was a plumber by trade 1 He died in August 2021 at the age of 83 6 References Edit a b Profile Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 1958 Athletes Team England Athletes and results Commonwealth Games Federation 1966 Athletes Team England Kingston Jamaica 1966 Team Team England George Manners obituaryExternal links EditGeorge Manners at Olympedia This biographical article relating to weightlifting in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Manners weightlifter amp oldid 1140242651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
