Alex Grant (long jumper)

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Alex Grant
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1934 [1]
Aberdeen, Scotland
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Long jump
ClubCambridge University AC

Alexander James Grant (born c.1934) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Grant, from Aberdeen, was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and Fettes College, where he captained the rugby, hockey, fives, golf and basketball teams at the latter. [1] [2] He studied at the University of Cambridge and was a member of their Athletic Club. [3]

After the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he was named on the provisional list for the forthcoming Empire Games. [4]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [2] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, [5] participating in one event, the long jump. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "A versatile Fettesian athlete" . The Scotsman. 25 June 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Oxford Should Win Athletics Match" . Birmingham Daily Post. 2 April 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Standards good, but few will win Cardiff medals" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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