Joseph Francis Genet (2 June 1914 – 1 September 1999) was a New Zealand wrestler who won a bronze medal representing his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.
genet, joseph, francis, genet, june, 1914, september, 1999, zealand, wrestler, bronze, medal, representing, country, 1938, british, empire, games, personal, informationbirth, namejoseph, francis, genetborn, 1914, june, 1914died1, september, 1999, 1999, aged, o. Joseph Francis Genet 2 June 1914 1 September 1999 was a New Zealand wrestler who won a bronze medal representing his country at the 1938 British Empire Games Joe GenetPersonal informationBirth nameJoseph Francis GenetBorn 1914 06 02 2 June 1914Died1 September 1999 1999 09 01 aged 85 OccupationClothes presserWeight59 kg 131 lb 1 SportCountryNew ZealandSportWrestlingMedal record Representing New ZealandMen s wrestlingBritish Empire Games1938 Sydney Men s featherweightBiography EditBorn on 2 June 1914 Genet was the son of Frances Genet nee Bradshaw and her husband Alexander Genet 2 At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney he won the bronze medal in the men s featherweight 62 kg division 3 During World War II Genet served with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force reaching the rank of corporal 4 Before and after the war he worked as a clothing presser 5 6 Genet died on 1 September 1999 and was buried at Temuka Cemetery 4 References Edit New Zealand amateur championships wrestling Northern Advocate 21 September 1937 p 9 Retrieved 29 July 2018 Birth search registration number 1914 5204 Births deaths and marriages online Department of Internal Affairs Retrieved 29 July 2018 Joseph Genet New Zealand Olympic Committee 2018 Retrieved 29 July 2018 a b Cemetery search Timaru District Council Retrieved 29 July 2018 Joseph Francis Genet Online Cenotaph Auckland War Memorial Museum Retrieved 29 July 2018 Christchurch Central electoral district main roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand 1963 p 94 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a New Zealand sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Genet amp oldid 1140207353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
