Moira Kerr

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Moira Kerr
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1946 [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Shot put
ClubMaryhill Ladies Athletic Club

Moira Kerr (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

Kerr was a member of the Maryhill Ladies Athletic Club [2] and broke the Scottish shot put record with a throw of 43 feet, 4.5 inches, in May 1964. [3]

Kerr represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, [5] participating in one event, the shot put event. [6]

Kerr was a four-times Scottish champion in the shot put, winning the Scottish AAA Championship title in 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1967. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Running and jumping led her to success" . The Scotsman. 12 June 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Sensation" . Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 5 July 1964. p. 31. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Moira Kerr (West)" . The Scotsman. 18 May 1964. p. 9. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team" . The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Scottish Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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