Trevor Clark (weightlifter)
Trevor Rees Clark (9 November 1916 – 5 April 1984) was a New Zealand weightlifter who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games and 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Trevor Rees Clark |
| Born | 9 November 1916 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 5 April 1984 (aged 67) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Middleweight champion (1939) Light heavyweight champion (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950) Middle heavyweight champion (1951, 1952, 1953) |
Lawn won eight New Zealand national weightlifting titles: four in the light heavyweight division, in consecutive years from 1947 to 1950; three in the middle heavyweight division, in 1951, 1952, and 1953; and the middleweight division in 1939.[1] He represented New Zealand in the light heavyweight division of the weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, where he finished in fourth place, recording a total of 730 lb (331.1 kg). At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, he moved up a weight class, to the middle heavyweight division, and finished fifth, with a combined total of 790 lb (358.3 kg).[2][3]
During World War II, Clark served as a private in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and was taken prisoner of war in Crete in 1941. He was held in Stalag VIII-B, later renumbered Stalag-344.[4]
Clark died in Auckland on 5 April 1984.[5]
References
- Todd, Sydney P. (1966). Champions All. Invercargill: A. J. Owen. p. 282.
- "Trevor R. Clark". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "Lewis Lawn". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "Trevor Rees Clark". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 13 October 2020.