Brian Aspen

Brian Aspen
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1959-04-06) 6 April 1959 (age 67)
Bolton, England
Sport
SportAmateur wrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1982 Brisbane57 kg
Bronze medal – third place1978 Edmonton62 kg
Bronze medal – third place1986 Edinburgh57 kg

Brian Aspen (born 6 April 1959) is a British retired amateur wrestler.

Wrestling career

He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. He appeared in four Commonwealth Games winning three medals.

The first medal (a bronze) came representing England in the 62 kg featherweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. Four years later he won a gold medal representing England and in the 57 kg bantamweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. The third medal (another bronze) was at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and a fourth Games appearance was at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where he finished in seventh place.

Aspen was a nine-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships; bantamweight (1981, 1982, 1983), featherweight (1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1989) and lightweight in 1994.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Aspen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 22 December 2025.