Pete Tancred

Pete Tancred

Personal information
Full name	Peter Arthur Tancred
Born	(1949-10-20) 20 October 1949 Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Home town	London, England
Occupation(s)	Strongman, discus thrower
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Sport
Club	Queens Park Harriers
Medal record Strongman Britain's Strongest Man 1984 1986

Peter Arthur Tancred (born 20 October 1949) is a male former athlete, and professional strongman from England.

Athletics career

Tancred was born on 20 October 1949 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, the younger brother of Bill Tancred. In Britain he became affiliated to Queens Park Harriers in London. He competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Domestically, he was the British Champion (AAA) twice (in 1977 and 1978), following in the footsteps of his brother Bill who won the title seven times.

He represented England in the discus event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Four years later he represented England in the discus event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Strongman career

In 1984 he competed in Britain's Strongest Man coming second behind Alan Crossley and two years later won Britain's Most Powerful Man, the replacement for the absent Britain's Strongest Man competition that year.

National titles

• UK Championships
  • Discus throw: 1977, 1980, 1983
• AAA Championships
  • Discus throw: 1977, 1978

External links

• Pete Tancred at Power of 10
• Peter Tancred at World Athletics
• Peter Tancred at Team GB
• Peter Tancred at Olympedia (archive)
• Peter Tancred at Olympics.com