Gordon Newman

Newman from Bargoed,^[1] won the 1955 Welsh national title,^[2] and the 1957 title.^[3]

In March 1958, he participated in the Welsh Olympic Championships and Empire Games trials and was one of the 7 athletes (out of 26) that was short-listed for the Games.^[4]

Newman subsequently represented the 1958 Welsh team^[5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,^[6] where he participated in the 75kg middleweight category.^[7]