Angus McRitchie

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Angus McRitchie
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event
Light-heavyweight
ClubGlasgow Police

Angus McRitchie is a former Scottish wrestler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

McRitchie was a member of the Glasgow Police wrestling team [1] and was a Scottish international wrestler. [2]

He participated in the 1957 Scottish championships [3] before being selected for the 1958 Scottish team [4] [5] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 90kg light-heavyweight event [6] finishing sixth behind gold medallist Jan Theron of South Africa. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Farquhar and Mackenzie may not be fit" . The Scotsman. 23 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Scottish Wrestling Team Doubts" . Edinburgh Evening News. 23 August 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Keen competition in Amateur Wrestling" . Edinburgh Evening News. 8 March 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Games invalids" . Western Mail. 19 July 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Light Heavy-Weight" . Western Mail. 23 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Disappointing Time" . The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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