Moira Campbell

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Moira Campbell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1939 [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprints
Club Maryhill Harriers

Moira Campbell (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

Campbell was a 100 yards Scottish Schools' champion and record holder and then attended college in Glasgow. [2] She was a member of the Maryhill Harriers [3] and won the 100 yards at the 1957 Scottish Western Championships, defeating Scottish champion Isabel Bond. [1]

She represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [4] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, [5] participating in three events, the 100 yards, the 220 yards and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Mary Symon, Isabel Bond and Doris Tyndall. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "moira Campbell's good win at Scotstoun" . The Scotsman. 6 May 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Athletic prowess" . Forfar Dispatch. 6 June 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Capital double by student Jim" . Daily Record. 6 May 1957. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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