About Ernest Peppiatt
Lived 1917 – 1979 (aged 61). Ernest Peppiatt was an athlete.
Ernest James Peppiatt (27 July 1917 – 4 September 1979) was a British weightlifter. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.
Biography At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, Peppiatt competed in the men's middleweight event.
He represented the English team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he finished 5th in the middleweight 75 kg division.
Peppiatt was a member of the Kentish Town Weightlifting Club, where he would later become a coach. This led to him also becoming the weightlifting coach to the British team for Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
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Who was Ernest Peppiatt?
English weightlifter (1917-1979)
When was Ernest Peppiatt born?
Ernest Peppiatt was born on 27 July 1917 in London.
When did Ernest Peppiatt die?
Ernest Peppiatt died on 9 April 1979.
What was Ernest Peppiatt's occupation?
Ernest Peppiatt was an athlete.
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