Dave Hancock (weightlifter)
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1945 Chesterfield, Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | February 1993 (aged 47) Mansfield, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||
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David 'Dave' Joseph S Hancock (1945-1993), was a male weightlifter who competed for England and Great Britain.
Weightlifting career
[edit]Hancock represented Great Britain in the 110 kg category at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented England and won a silver medal in the -110 kg Combined, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]
Four years later he competed again for England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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