Keith Peache
British wrestler
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Keith Peache (born 10 August 1947) is a British retired wrestler who competed at two Olympic Games.
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| Born | 10 August 1947 Lewisham, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Peache competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented England finishing in fourth place in the 100 kg heavyweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, 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, Australia.[3] He finally won a medal (a bronze) in the +100 kg super-heavyweight division at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]
Peache was an eleven-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at light-heavyweight in 1980 and at heavyweight in 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985 and at super-heavyweight in 1983 and 1986.[6]
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