Edwin Norton

Edwin Jason Norton (26 February 1926 – 26 March 1993) was a New Zealand weightlifter who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

[3] Norton won the New Zealand national weightlifting championship in the lightweight division in 1947, 1948, and 1949.

[2][4] At the weightlifting nationals, he won the "Mr New Zealand" title for best physique in 1948 and placed third the following year.

[5] He went on to represent New Zealand in the lightweight division of the weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, where he finished in fourth place, recording a total of 645 lb (292.6 kg).

[6][7] Norton died at his home in Dunedin on 26 March 1993, and his ashes were buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery.