About Edgar Bacon
Lived 1887 – 1963 (aged 76). Edgar Bacon was a British amateur wrestler.
Edgar Hugh Bacon (9 October 1887 – 16 December 1963) was an English freestyle and Greco-Roman sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Biography Bacon was born in Camberwell. Three of his brothers of Stanley Bacon, Ernest Bacon and Cecil Bacon were all British wrestling champions.
In 1908 he finished fifth in the freestyle middleweight tournament and ninth in the Greco-Roman middleweight tournament. He won the silver medal after losing the gold medal match with Canadian Bill McIntyre.
Bacon was a four-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at middleweight in 1927 and light-heavyweight in 1924, 1925 and 1927.
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Who was Edgar Bacon?
British wrestler
When was Edgar Bacon born?
Edgar Bacon was born on 9 October 1887 in Camberwell.
When did Edgar Bacon die?
Edgar Bacon died on 16 December 1963.
What was Edgar Bacon's occupation?
Edgar Bacon was an amateur wrestler.
What nationality was Edgar Bacon?
Edgar Bacon was British.
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