Pete Tancred
Peter Arthur "Pete" Tancred is a male former athlete, and professional strongman from England.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 twice, 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
