Bob Scott (hammer thrower)

Bob Scott

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	British Army AC Glasgow University AC Atalanta AC

Robert Shaw Scott is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Scott was the British Army champion in 1956 and was demobbed in 1957. ^[1] After the army he studied at the University of Glasgow and competed for their athletics club. ^[2] By virtue of being a Scottish Universities' student he was able to represent the Atalanta Club. ^[3]

In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games ^[4] and at the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he won the hammer throw title. ^[5]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team ^[6] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, ^[7] participating in one event, the hammer throw. ^[8]

References

1. "Field Events Club Meeting" . Edinburgh Evening News. 5 April 1957. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Students' Five-Star Title Challenge" . Daily Record. 27 May 1957. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Students' Five-Star Title Challenge" . Edinburgh Evening News. 3 July 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Standards good, but few will win Cardiff medals" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
8. "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2025.