Brian Aspen


Brian Aspen is a British retired amateur wrestler.

Wrestling career

He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. He appeared in four Commonwealth Games winning three medals.
The first medal came representing England in the 62 kg featherweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. Four years later he won a gold medal representing England and in the 57 kg bantamweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. The third medal was at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and a fourth Games appearance was at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where he finished in seventh place.
Aspen was a nine-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships; bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight in 1994.