Edwin Norton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edwin Jason Norton 26 February 1926 |
| Died | 26 March 1993 (aged 67) Dunedin, New Zealand |
Spouse |
Eleanor Jean Milson (m. 1949) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Men's lightweight champion (1947, 1948, 1949) |
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
[edit | edit source]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]
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