Edwin Norton
Edwin Jason Norton (26 February 1926 – 26 March 1993) was a New Zealand weightlifter who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Biography
Born on 26 February 1926, Norton was the son of Frederick Jason Norton and Dorothy Norton (née Snowdon).[1] In 1949, he married Eleanor Jean Milson in Tauranga.[1] Norton was working as a schoolteacher in Northland in 1949,[2] and he later become a minister of religion.[3]
Norton won the New Zealand national weightlifting championship in the lightweight division in 1947, 1948, and 1949.[2][4] At the weightlifting nationals, he won the "Mr New Zealand" title for best physique in 1948 and placed third the following year.[5] He went on to represent New Zealand in the lightweight division of the weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, where he finished in fourth place, recording a total of 645 lb (292.6 kg).[6][7]
Norton died at his home in Dunedin on 26 March 1993, and his ashes were buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3] His wife died in 2016.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Descendants of Daniel Norton" (PDF). Family Tree Circles. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Cleghorn outstanding prospect for the Games". Otago Daily Times. 26 October 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Cemeteries search: Norton, Edwin Jason". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Todd, Sydney P. (1966). Champions All. Invercargill: A.J. Owen. p. 282.
- ^ "Records broken". Ashburton Guardian. 25 October 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Weightlifting 67.5kg combined – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Edwin Norton". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Cemeteries search: Norton, Eleanor Jean". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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