Laurie Levine
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Lawrence 'Laurie' Levine is a male former weightlifter who competed for England.
Weightlifting career
He represented England in the -75 Kg combined category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1] Eight years later he competed once again in the -75 Kg combined category at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3][4] A third Commonwealth Games appearance resulted when he represented England, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6] He was also the British middleweight champion. He was a member of Maccabi London weightlifting team and won a gold medal at the 1965 Maccabiah Games.
References
- ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2015 deaths
- English male weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Jewish English sportspeople
- Jewish weightlifters
- Maccabiah Games medalists in weightlifting
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Great Britain
- Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- 20th-century English sportsmen