Scotland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

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Scotland at the
1970 British Commonwealth Games
Flag of Scotland.svg
CGF code SCO
CGA Commonwealth Games Scotland
Website www.teamscotland.scot
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
6
Silver
8
Bronze
11
Total
25
British Commonwealth Games appearances

Scotland competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. [1]

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Scotland named an initial 61 athletes in their team, before four sports including athletics declared their athletes. [2] [3]

Scotland came 4th overall with 6 golds, 8 silver and 11 bronze medals. [4]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jim Alder marathon Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Stuart Hamilton Bell 200m
David Birkmyre javelin
David Bryan-Jones steeplechase
Laurie Bryce hammer
Crawford Fairbrother high jump
Raymond Anthony Paul Gordon 400m
Ian C. Grant decathlon
Don Halliday 100, 200m
David Jenkins 400m
David Frederick Kidner decathlon
Mike Lindsay discus, shot put
Michael John Maclean 800m
Ian McCafferty 1500, 5000m Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Niall McDonald hammer
Donald Macgregor marathon
Norman Scott Morrison 1500m
Alan Thomas Murray 110m hurdles
Alister Fergus Murray marathon
Les Piggot 100, 200m
Hamish Copland Robertson long jump, triple jump
Gordon W. Rule pole vault
Dave Stevenson pole vault
Ian Stewart 5,000m Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Lachie Stewart 5000, 10,000m Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Peter Stewart 1500m
William Mackintosh Saunders Sutherland 20 miles walk Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
William Richard Taylor 400m hurdles
Stuart Harold Tufton pole vault
Ian William Turnbull 100m
David P. Walker long jump
Andrew Webb 400m hurdles
Richard L. Wedlock 10,000m
David Nicholson Wilson high jump
Andrew Jardine Wood 400m

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Avril Beattie 400m
Wendy Blackwood discus
Linda Carruthers 100m hurdles
Margaret Coomber 1500m
Georgena Craig 800m
Helen Hogarth 100, 200m
Jean Hamilton Jamieson long jump
Barbara Lyall 400m
Maureen McLeish 200m
Moira Cunningham Niccol pentathlon
Rosemary Payne discus Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Patricia M. G. Pennycook 100m
Christine Price 1500m
Mary Speedman 800m
Alix Stevenson long jump
Heather McKay Stuart shot put
Elizabeth Ann Sutherland 100, 200m
Moira Walls high jump, long jump, pentathlon Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Rosemary Wright 800m Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

Badminton

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
A. Flockhart singles
Fraser Gow singles
Bob McCoig singles
Jim McNeillage singles

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Joanne Flockhart singles
Maureen Hume singles
Helen Kelly singles
M Thompson singles

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
I. Cameron 57kg featherweight
John Gillan 60kg lightweight Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
J. Gilmour 91kg
P. Harrison 63.5kg
M. Imrie 75kg
Tom Imrie 71kg Light-middleweight Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Tommy Joyce 67kg Welterweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
A. Kerr 48kg
Alex McHugh 51kg flyweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Stewart Ogilvie 54kg bantamweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
John Rafferty 81kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedal
T. Banks sprint, time trial
Billy Bilsland road race
A. Brunton road race
John Clark scratch, pursuit
Alexander Gilchrist rad race
Alexander Gordon scratch, time trial
A. McGhee road race
P. Spiers sprint
Brian Temple scratch, time trial, pursuit Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
K. Whitson sprint

Diving

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Maurice Campbell springboard, platform

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jennifer Emery platform
Katherine Ingram springboard, platform
Ann McCarroll springboard

Fencing

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ian Hunter épée, épée team Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Sandy Leckie sabre, sabre team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
A H Mitchell sabre, sabre team Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
N. Rouxel épée
P. Derek Russell épée, épée team, foil Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
George Sandor épée, épée team, foil Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
L.M Smith foil
Gordon Wiles sabre, sabre team Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Judith Bain foil, foil team Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
B. H. Williams foil, foil team Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Susan Youngs foil, foil team Silver medal icon (S initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Alex Henderson pairs
Alex McIntosh fours/rinks Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Bob Motroni singles
David Pearson fours/rinks Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Norman Pryde fours/rinks Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Bill Scott pairs
John Slight fours/rinks Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Downie Brown 100m Freestyle
Alex Galletly 200, 400m medley
Eric Henderson 100, 200m butterfly
Alastair MacGregor 100, 200, 400m freestyle
John McClatchey 100, 200m backstroke, 400 freestyle
Martin Shore 100, 200m freestyle
Hamilton Simpson 100, 200m backstroke, 200 medley
Gordon Souter 200, 400m freestyle
Gordon G. Stirton 100, 200m breaststroke
David Wilkie 100, 200m breaststroke, 200 medley Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Archibald Young 100m breaststroke

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Linda Armour 100, 200m backstroke, 200 medley
A Blyth 200m breaststroke
Heather Blyth 100, 200m butterfly
Moira Brown 100, 200m butterfly, 100m Freestyle
Margaret Fenton 100, 200m backstroke, 100m Freestyle
Carol Flynn 100, 200m freestyle
Sally Hogg 200m butterfly, 400, 800 freestyle
Andrea Mackie 200, 400, 800m freestyle
Jean Ross 100, 200m backstroke
Kathleen Stewart 100m breaststroke
Diane Walker 100, 200m breaststroke, 200, 400 medley
Pamela Wilson 100, 200m breaststroke, 200 medley

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Grant Anderson +110kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
George Byng 75kg
Phil Caira 82.5kg
D. Gillies 90kg
John Campbell Hynd 110kg
N. McLeod 82.5kg
John McNiven 52kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
E. Parkes 75kg
Charles Cargill Revolta 52kg

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Tam Anderson 68kg
F. Buchanan 74kg
A. MacNeil 90kg
John McCourtney 62kg
R. Mitchell 82kg
D. Simpson 52kg
Don Urquhart 48kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Twelve teenage girl swimmers are in Scotland Games team" . The Scotsman. 27 May 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 18 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh 1970". Team Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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