John MacIsaac (sprinter)

John MacIsaac

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1937-06-06) 6 June 1937 (age 88)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	440y
Club	Victoria Park AAC
Medal record Representing   Great Britain athletics European Championships 1958 Stockholm 4 × 400 m relay

John V. MacIsaac (born 6 June 1937) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

MacIsaac was a member of the Victoria Park Amateur Athletic Club. ^[1]

In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games ^[2] and defeated Donald McDonald in the 440 yards at the 1958 Western District Championships. ^[1]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team ^[3] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, ^[4] participating in two events, the 440 yards and the 4 × 440 yards relay, with Ronnie Thomson, Jim Paterson and Donald MacDonald. ^[5]

MacIsaac won a gold medal with the Great Britain 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 1958 European Athletics Championships, with John Salisbury, John Wrighton and Ted Sampson. ^[6]

References

1. "Another for Everett!" . Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 1 June 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
5. "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
6. "Relay Triumph" . Nottingham Guardian. 25 August 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.