Kenneth Dawes

Kenny Dawes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1947-01-17) 17 January 1947
Islington, London, England
Sport
SportWrestling

Kenneth "Kenny" George Dawes (born 17 January 1947) is a retired British wrestler. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Dawes represented England[2] in the -62 kg featherweight division, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4][5]

Dawes was a five-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976 and 1977.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kenneth Dawes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Wrestling". Daily Express. 23 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 23 December 2025.