Ian Epton
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Ian Epton is a wrestler from Zambia
, which was then the British colony of Northern Rhodesia
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He competed at the 1954 British Empire Games, and won a bronze medal for wrestling in the Men's Bantamweight class. The colony did not compete again in what is now called the Commonwealth Games until the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
.
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
, which was then the British colony of Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
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He competed at the 1954 British Empire Games, and won a bronze medal for wrestling in the Men's Bantamweight class. The colony did not compete again in what is now called the Commonwealth Games until the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
1970 British Commonwealth Games
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July to 25 July 1970.This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events, and also the first time the games were held in...
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