Alastair McNeill

Alastair McNeill

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c.1938 Scotland
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Heavyweight
Club	Carnegie AWC, Dunfermline

Alastair McNeill also spelt Alistair (born c.1938) is a former Scottish wrestler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games). ^[1]

Biography

McNeill was a brewery worker in Dunfermline ^[2] and was a member of the Carnegie Amateur Wrestling Club. ^[3]

He was selected for the 1962 Scottish team ^[4] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, in the middleweight class, ^[5] and finished in equal fourth place behind the gold medal winner Faiz Muhammad of Pakistan. ^{[6] [7]}

McNeill was a Scottish champion and British title runner-up. ^[8]

References

1. "East Wrestlers for Empire Games" . Edinburgh Evening News. 10 July 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Spectacular win by 14-year-old boy" . The Scotsman. 23 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "McNeill's wrestling win over holder" . The Scotsman. 4 April 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Scotland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
5. "Scotland's 35 strong team for Perth" . The Scotsman. 12 September 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Wrestling" . Birmingham Daily Post. 28 November 1962. p. 24. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Wrestling" . Birmingham Daily Post. 29 November 1962. p. 27. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Thurso Wrestlers to the fore at Scottish Championships" . Caithness Courier. 5 April 1967. p. 7. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.