Peter Isbester

Peter Isbester

Personal information
Nationality	British (English/Scottish)
Born	1935 [1] Ilford, London, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Club	Ilford AC Oxford University AC

Peter Isbester (born 1935) is an English-born former track and field athlete who competed for Scotland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Isbester was born in Ilford, London to Scottish parents, ^[2] and was a member of the Ilford Athletic Club. ^[3]

He was educated at Wanstead Grammar School and studied at Trinity College, Oxford and was a member of the University of Oxford athletics club. ^[4] At the 1957 AAA Championships he finished third to fellow Scot Mike Lindsay. ^{[5] [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 discus throw. ^[9]

References

1. "Births Sep 1935". Free BMD. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
2. "Lindsay's best" . The Scotsman. 13 July 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Athletics" . Acton Gazette. 15 February 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Oxford's Lead In The Sports" . Country Life. 11 April 1957. p. 46. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
6. "AAA Championship results" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1957. Retrieved 27 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
9. "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2025.