Jim Dryden

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Jim Dryden
File:Jim Dryden 02, 1937.jpg
Dryden in 1937
Personal information
BornJames Herbert Ferrier Dryden
(1907-07-08)8 July 1907
Gateshead, England
Died29 October 1974(1974-10-29) (aged 67)
Auckland, New Zealand
Weight110 kg (17 st 4 lb)[1]
Relative(s)Alistair Dryden (son)
Murdoch Dryden (grandson)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's wrestling
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney Heavyweight

James Herbert Ferrier Dryden (8 July 1907 – 29 October 1974) was a New Zealand wrestler who won a silver medal at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Early life

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Born in Gateshead, England, on 8 July 1907, Dryden was the son of Margery Dryden (née Waddell) and Herbert Dryden.[2] The family emigrated to New Zealand on the SS Westmeath in 1913, landing in Wellington,[3] and settling in Wairarapa.

Wrestling

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Dryden won the New Zealand amateur wrestling championship in the heavyweight division in 1937.[4] He was then selected to represent his country at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, where he won the silver medal in the men's heavyweight (100 kg) category.[5] In 1938 and 1939, Dryden successfully defended his heavyweight title at the national amateur championships.[6][7]

Dryden later contested a number of professional wrestling bouts, particularly in 1942 and 1943, including against Lofty Blomfield and Ken Kenneth.[8][9][10]

Family and death

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On 6 February 1929, Dryden married Lilian Anne Osborne at Carterton.[11] In 1940, Dryden married Lynda Evelyn Phelps in Tauranga.[2] Their son, Alistair Dryden, represented New Zealand twice at Olympic Games in rowing. Their grandson, Murdoch Dryden, was also a representative rower.[12]

Dryden's third marriage was to Mary Alison Weedin in Auckland in 1974.[2] He died in Auckland on 29 October 1974, and was buried at Purewa Cemetery, Auckland.[2][13]

References

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