Don Irvine (wrestler)

Don Irvine
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1921-04-04)4 April 1921
Islington, London] England
Died14 July 1973(1973-07-14) (aged 52)
Lambeth, London, England
Sport
SportAmateur wrestling
ClubAshdown AC, Islington

Donald "Don" Ralph Irvine (4 April 1921 – 14 July 1973) was a British wrestler.[1] He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

Irvine was an eight-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships, at welterweight in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1952, at middleweight in 1949 and light-heavyweight in 1951.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Don Irvine". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don Irvine Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 27 December 2025.