Maurice E Megennis (16 November 1929 – 4 August 2020) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1929 West Ham, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 August 2020 (aged 90) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Weightlifting career edit
He competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games.
He represented England in the -56 kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Four years later he won the gold medal for England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[3]
Personal life edit
He was born in London but lived in Leeds.
References edit
- ^ Maurice Megennis at Olympedia
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
 | This biographical article relating to weightlifting in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |