Graeme Grant

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Graeme Grant
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1946 [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Middle-distance
ClubDumbarton AAC

Graeme David Grant (born c.1946) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Grant was a member of the Dumbarton Amateur Athletic Club [2] and a Scottish international middle-distance runner. [3]

He won two 880 yards titles at the Scottish AAA Championship in 1965 and 1966. [4] [5]

Grant represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, [7] participating in one event, the 1 mile race. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ninth Title" . Daily Record. 28 June 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Heath's Record" . The Scotsman. 20 May 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Boulter Aims For Vital Win" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 25 May 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Graeme Grant". Scottish Running Distance History. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team" . The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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