Victor Lay

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameVictor Claude•Lay
Used nameVictor•Lay
Born26 August 1897 in Eye, England (GBR)
Died1 March 1979 in Barnet, England (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

The Metropolitan Police heavyweight wrestling champion in 1923, Victor Lay was runner-up that year to the holder Noel Rhys in the middleweight division at the National Wresting Championships. Lay qualified for the 1924 Olympics (at light-heavyweight) by beating a fellow Metropolitan Police officer, Fred Stone, in the final Olympic trial at London’s Holborn Stadium. In Paris, however, Lay was beaten in his first round contest on a decision by Finland’s Iisakki Mylläri.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Wrestling GBR Victor Lay
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) =11