Len Allen

{{Short description|British wrestler (1931–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

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| name = Len Allen

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| nationality = British

| sport = Wrestling

| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|5|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = London, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|4|11|1931|5|22|df=yes}}

| death_place = Tooting, London, England

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{{MedalSport | Wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|British Empire & Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1962 Perth | 74 kg welterweight}}

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Leonard John Allen (22 May 1931 – 11 April 2022) was a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/len-allen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/len-allen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Len Allen Olympic Results |access-date=29 March 2019}} He also represented England and won a bronze medal in 74 kg welterweight, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/56383|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/perth-1962/athletes|title=1962 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} Allen died in Tooting on 11 April 2022, at the age of 90.{{cite web |title=Len Allen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/58141 |website=Olympedia |access-date=24 December 2023}}