Norman Holroyd

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Norman Holroyd (born May 8, 1914 in Halifax , West Yorkshire , † June 25, 2002 ) was a British weightlifter.

life and career

Holroyd was a mill worker when he started lifting weights around 1934 . First he trained with acquaintances in a friend's basement before joining the Bradford College Physical Culture Club . It is not known whether he also studied at Bradford College.

He was part of the British contingent at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , where he competed in featherweight (up to 60 kg body weight). With a performance of 72.5 kg in pushing , 85 kg in snatching and 105 kg in pushing , he took 15th place. The British association had not given him any medal chances in advance.

In the following years Holroyd was nine times British featherweight champion. Already in 1936 he had finished second at the national championships, even though he had started in a higher weight class. He started for the United Kingdom in international battles against Germany (1938) and against France (1939) and was victorious in each case.

The Second World War prevented Holroyd's further Olympic participation. He was able to qualify again for the 1948 Olympic Games in London , but then had to cancel his start due to an injury. In 1950 he ended his active career.

In the course of his life, Holroyd worked for the cloth manufacturer Norman Shaw & Sons, among others . Most recently, before he retired, he spent 33 years in quality control at Nu Swift International , a manufacturer of fire extinguishers .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Norman Holroyd in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on March 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c d biography on gehs.org.uk , accessed on March 2, 2015
  3. ↑ a b c Biography at 175heroes.org.uk , accessed March 2, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Holroyd, Norman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Halifax , West Yorkshire
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 2002