Graham Fleck

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Graham Fleck
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1939 [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprints
ClubBellahouston Harriers

Graham R. Fleck (born c.1939 is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Fleck was a member of the Bellahouston Harriers [2] and won the 100 and 220 yards junior titles at the 1957 Renfrew Championships. [3]

In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games [4] and in June of the same year, lost to James Edgar, but beat Allan Dunbar in the Lanarkshire Police Sports Championships. [5]

At the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he finished third behind Gavin Carragher and Bob Cockburn. [6]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [7] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, [8] participating in one event, the 220 yards race. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Double winners at Renfrew" . The Scotsman. 11 June 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Records Galore" . Sunday Post. 7 July 1957. p. 30. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Fleck Double" . Daily Record. 11 June 1957. p. 15. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "A flying Bobby!" . Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 8 June 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Standards good, but few will win Cardiff medals" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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