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Maurice Letchford

Canadian wrestler

Born
27 August 1908, Pretoria
Died
15 August 1965, Durban
Citizenship
Canada
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
174 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Maurice Letchford (August 27, 1908 – August 15, 1965) was a Canadian wrestler. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa and lived in Montreal, Canada. He was Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling in 1928, welterweight class, after losing to Lloyd Appleton in the semifinal, and winning the bronze medal match. Letchford became a professional wrestler in 1932 and competed through the late 1940s. He was a well-known performer in Canada, Britain, and the United States. He later became a wrestling promoter in Canada and South Africa.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle welterweight3rd place (bronze)

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q6793288 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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