Harcourt Godfrey

Harcourt Richard Godfrey (26 February 1905 – 19 August 1980) was a New Zealand wrestler who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Harcourt Godfrey

Personal information
Birth name	Harcourt Richard Godfrey
Born	26 February 1905
Died	19 August 1980 (aged 75)
Occupation	Police officer[1]
Spouse(s)	Daphne Thelma Wilton ​ ​ (m. 1927)​
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Wrestling

Biography

Born on 26 February 1905, Godfrey was the son of Richard Harcourt Godfrey and Clara Godfrey (née Muldrock).[2] On 5 July 1927, he married Daphne Thelma Wilton at St Paul's Methodist church, Palmerston North.[3]

Godfrey won the New Zealand amateur heavyweight wrestling title in 1933.[4] In 1937 and 1938, he won the national amateur middleweight title.[5][6]

At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Godfrey competed in the freestyle wrestling middleweight (82 kg) division, finishing in fourth place.[7][8]

Godfrey died on 19 August 1980, and he was buried at Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui.[1]

References

1. "Cemetery view". Whanganui District Council. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
2. "Birth index: registration number 1905/4673". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
3. "July wedding". Manawatu Times. 12 July 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
4. "Wrestling". The Press. 19 October 1933. p. 13. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
5. "N.Z. championships". Auckland Star. 21 September 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
6. "Wrestling titles". New Zealand Herald. 21 September 1938. p. 13. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
7. "Harcourt Godfrey". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
8. "Empire Games: New Zealand team". The Advocate. 7 January 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2017.