Jim Armstrong (wrestler)
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| Nickname(s) | Big Jim | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1917[1] Albury, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 1981 (aged 63)[1] | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Michael Armstrong (14 July 1917 – 8 July 1981) was an Australian sport wrestler and rugby league player. He was born in Albury, New South Wales, and worked as a police officer.
Armstrong was selected to play for Australia against Great Britain as a front row forward in the third and deciding Ashes test in 1946, becoming Kangaroo No. 233.[2] He won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling, heavyweight class, at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
At the 1950 British Empire Games Armstrong won the heavyweight wrestling gold medal.
At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Armstrong won the light heavyweight wrestling bronze medal.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Jim Armstrong". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Australian Kangaroos Player Register" (PDF). 2013 Annual Report. NRL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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- 1917 births
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- Rugby league players from Albury, New South Wales
- People from Albury, New South Wales
- Australian police officers
- Australian rugby league players
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- Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Australian male sport wrestlers
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
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