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Craig Pilling

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Craig Pilling
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 40)
Bolton, England[1]
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Men's 57 kg
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow57 kg

Craig Pilling (born 14 September 1986) is a British freestyle wrestler.[2]

Biography

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Pilling competed for Wales in the men’s freestyle 55kg event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games placing 4th. Four years later, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[3] where he won a bronze medal.[4][5]

Pilling was a two-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 2006 and 2014.[6][7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Games wrestling spot for Hawthorn". BBC Sport. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Kelly, Robert (30 June 2014). "Commonwealth Games feature- Craig Pilling and Louisa Porogovska". The Bolton News. UK. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Penman, Andrew (29 July 2014). "First ever Commonwealth Games wrestling medal for Team Wales". South Wales Argus. UK. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Robert (14 August 2014). "Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club member Craig Pilling's Commonwealth delight". The Bolton News. UK. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "British Senior Champions 2002 to 2008". British Wrestling. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "2014 British Senior Championships2". British Wrestling. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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