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Keith Peache

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Keith Peache
Personal information
Born (1947-08-10) 10 August 1947 (age 77)
Lewisham, London, England
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 100kg super-heavyweight

Keith Peache (born 10 August 1947) is a British retired wrestler.

Wrestling career

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Peache competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] He represented England finishing in fourth place in the 100kg heavyweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] Four years later he once again finished just outside the medals when finishing fourth again for England, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] He finally won a medal (a bronze) in the 100kg super-heavyweight division at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keith Peache Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.