| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Eddie Bowey |
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | (1928-01-05)5 January 1928 London, England |
| Died | 2016 (aged 88) Enfield, London, England |
Edwin Bowey (5 January 1928 – 2016) was a British wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling career
Bowey competed in the 1948 Olympic Games.
Bowey represented England and won a bronze medal in the 60 kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
Personal life and death
During the Games in 1950 he lived at George Crescent, Muswell Hill, London and was a horticulturist by trade. He emigrated to New Zealand the following year and worked as a lumberjack but later returned to England to work as a gardener. He had an interest in yoga since the 1940s and travelled to India in the Sixties. In 2012, he was part of a photo essay on the 1948 British Olympians.
Bowey died in Enfield, London in 2016, at the age of 88.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Bowey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Bowey". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- "Photo essay: Britain's 1948 Olympians today". Independent.co.uk. 15 June 2012.
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