Bill Fox

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam "Bill"•Fox
Used nameBill•Fox
Born9 August 1912 in Manchester, England (GBR)
Died6 March 1999
AffiliationsManchester YMCA, Manchester (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Manchester’s Bill Fox won his first British welterweight wrestling title in 1934 and that same year won the silver medal, behind Canada’s Joe Schleimer, at the British Empire Games in London. Fox competed in the 1935 European Championships at Bruxelles, and the following year won his second British title, and also competed in the Olympics. At the Berlin Games, Fox reached the third round of the freestyle welterweight competition, but had to withdraw as a result of injuring his ribs in his second round bout with Turkey’s Hüseyin Erçetin. Fox went on to win a third British welterweight title in 1937.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Wrestling GBR Bill Fox
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) AC

Special Notes