Herbert H 'Herbie' Hall (16 March 1926 – 26 February 2013) was a British wrestler.

Career

Hall was a notable Lancashire catch-as-catch-can wrestler and a ten-time British freestyle wrestling champion. He won the British freestyle (63 kg) featherweight championship from 1952–1957, 1961, and 1963, and the lightweight (69 kg) championship in 1958 and 1959.[1][2]

Hall competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3][4] He represented England and won a silver medal in the -62kg division at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[5][6] He also represented England in the -68kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[7]

References

  1. ^ Pashayev, Ruslan C. "Lancashire Wrestling (England)". traditionalsports.org. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 – 2001" (PDF). Britishwrestling.org.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbie Hall Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Herbert Hall". Olympic.org.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.


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