Stefan Kurpas

Stefan Kurpas
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1955-02-22)22 February 1955
Manchester, England
Died26 June 2018(2018-06-26) (aged 63)[1]
Manchester, England
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubManchester YMCA

Stefan Otto Kurpas (22 February 1955 – 26 June 2018) was a British wrestler who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

Kurpas represented England in the 82kg middleweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[3][4]

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he participated in the men's freestyle 82 kg category.[1]

Kurpas was a four-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at middleweight in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Stefan Kurpas at Olympedia
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stefan Kurpas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 28 December 2025.