Harold Cleghorn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harold Cleghorn

New Zealand weightlifter

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1912

Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1996

Profession: athlete

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Harold Cleghorn

  • Robert Harold Cleghorn (27 December 1912 – 10 October 1996) was a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand. He won the gold medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in the men's 110 kg division.
  • At the 1954 British Empire Games, he won the bronze medal in the same event.He represented New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics where he placed 7th overall in the men's heavyweight.Cleghorn won 11 New Zealand national weightlifting championship titles: in the heavyweight division in consecutive years from 1937 to 1940, and then again from 1949 to 1954; and the middle heavyweight division in 1955.

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