Murdoch White

Murdoch White

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Featherweight
Club	Edinburgh Transport
Medal record Wrestling Representing   Scotland British Empire Games 1934 London featherweight

Murdoch White was a wrestler who competed for Scotland and won a bronze medal at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games). ^[1]

Biography

White was best known for representing Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games, where he won the bronze medal in the featherweight division of the wrestling competition at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, ^{[2] [3]} He finished third in his round robin pool matches to claim the bronze. ^{[4] [5]}

He was a member of the Edinburgh Transport club ^[6] and was also a competent swimmer and worked for the Edinburgh Fire Brigade. ^[7]

References

1. "Scotland's Top Three Commonwealth Games - Wrestling". Team Scotland. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
2. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
3. "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
4. "Wrestling Concluded" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Home Nations Commonwealth Games Medallists". British Wrestling. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
6. "The Entries" . Edinburgh Evening News. 19 March 1935. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Sport of All Sorts" . Edinburgh Evening News. 22 February 1938. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.