Ieuan Wyn Owen (born 12 February 1941) is a former weightlifter from Wales who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and four Commonwealth Games.[1].
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1941 Caernarfon, Wales | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Featherweight / Lightweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Llanrug Amateur Weightlifting Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editOwen was a member of the Llanrug Amateur Weightlifting Club and represented the 1962 Welsh team[2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[3] where he participated in the 60kg featherweight category.[4]
Four years later in 1966, he went to his second Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, competing for the 1966 Welsh team[5] in the 67.5kg lightweight category and won a silver medal.[6]
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Owen competed in the men's lightweight event.[7]
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ieuan Owen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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