David Kilpin
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4th quarter 1954[1] London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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David Kilpin (born 1954) is a British retired wrestler who competed at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal.
Biography
Kilpin represented England and won a bronze medal in the 100 kg heavyweight division, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]
Kilpin was the British champion after winning the 1987 heavyweight title at the British Wrestling Championships.[4]
Kilpin was a policeman by profession[5] and at the time of the 1986 Commonwealth Games lived in Forestdale, South Croydon.[6]
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Games colleagues". Sporting Post. 21 June 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 31 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Happy return for Dave". Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter. 8 August 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 31 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.