Maurice Allan

Maurice Allan (born 30 October 1945) is a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 90 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1974, Allan won bronze in freestyle wrestling at the European Commonwealth Games. Also during 1974, Allan demonstrated himself to be a world class competitor in Sambo. In Madrid, Allan took bronze at the 1974 edition of the European Sambo Championships. The following year, in Minsk, Allan became world champion by winning gold at the 1975 World Sambo Championships. In 1975, he was made an MBE.[2]

Maurice Allan
Personal information
Born (1945-10-30) 30 October 1945
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's sambo
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Minsk –90 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Madrid –90 kg
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch –90 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maurice Allan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. "Maurice Allan". Sport Judo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.


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