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]

Contents

Scotland named an initial 61 athletes in their team, before four sports including athletics declared their athletes. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

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 [7]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Adam Flockhart singlesNewmills, Fife
Fraser Gow singlesAlexandria, Dunfermline
Bob McCoig singlesPerrivale BC, Middlesex
Jim McNeillage singlesEdinburgh

Women [7]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Joanna Flockhart singles, doublesNewmills, Fife
Maureen Hume singlesGlasgow
Helen Kelly singles, doublesUnion & Exiles BC, Aberdeen
Mary Thompson singlesGlasgow

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ian Cameron 57kg featherweightLarkfield
John Gillan 60kg lightweightAberdeen Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Jim Gilmour 91kg heavyweightSighthill
Peter Harrison 63.5kg light-welterweightGlasgow Transport
Mike Imrie 75kg middleweightBuccleuch
Tom Imrie 71kg Light-middleweightBuccleuch Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Tommy Joyce 67kg WelterweightDoncaster Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Tony Kerr -48kg light-flyweightAberdeen
Alex McHugh 51kg flyweightKelvin Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Stewart Ogilvie 54kg bantamweightCamperdown Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
John Rafferty 81kg light-heavyweightClarkstown Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedal
Thomas Banks sprint, time trial
Billy Bilsland road race
Andrew Brunton road race
John Clark scratch, pursuit
Alex Gilchrist road race
Alex Gordon scratch, time trial
Andy McGhee road race
Philip Spiers sprint
Brian Temple scratch, time trial, pursuit Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Kenneth Whitson sprint

Diving

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Maurice Campbell springboard, platform

Women

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

Fencing

Men [7]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ian Hunter épée, épée teamSFC, Edinburgh Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Sandy Leckie sabre, sabre teamLondon Fencing Club Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Tony H. Mitchell sabre, sabre teamGlasgow Fencing Club Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Norman H. Rouxel épéeSFC, Edinburgh
P. Derek Russell épée, épée team, foilSFC, Edinburgh Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
George Sandor épée, épée team, foilSFC, Edinburgh Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Lewis M. Smith foilHeriot-Watt University
Gordon Wiles sabre, sabre teamLeicester YMCA Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Women [7]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Judith Bain foil, foil teamGlasgow Fencing Club Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Barbara H. Williams foil, foil teamGlasgow Fencing Club Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Susan Youngs foil, foil teamDunfermline CPE Silver medal icon (S initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Alex Henderson pairsCraigentinny BC
Alex McIntosh fours/rinksNewbattle BC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Bob Motroni singlesDumfries BC
David Pearson fours/rinksNewbattle BC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Norman Pryde fours/rinksNewbattle BC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Bill Scott pairsCraigentinny BC
John Slight fours/rinksNewbattle BC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Swimming

Men [7]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Downie Brown 100m FreestylePaisley
Alex Galletly 200, 400m medleyPerth Pullars
Eric Henderson 100, 200m butterflyWarrender
Alastair MacGregor 100, 200, 400m freestyleWarrender
John McClatchey 100, 200m backstroke, 400 freestylePerth Pullars
Martin Shore 100, 200m freestyleInverness
Hamilton Simpson 100, 200m backstroke, 200 medleyPaisley
Gordon Souter 200, 400m freestyleKirkintilloch
Gordon G. Stirton 100, 200m breaststrokeWarrender
David Wilkie 100, 200m breaststroke, 200 medleyWarrender Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Archibald Young 100m breaststrokeGlasgow Univ

Women [7]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Linda Armour 100, 200m backstroke, 200 medleyWarrender
A Blyth 200m breaststroke
Heather Blyth 100, 200m butterflyDumfries
Moira Brown 100, 200m butterfly, 100m FreestyleDumfries
Margaret Fenton 100, 200m backstroke, 100m Freestyle
Carol Flynn 100, 200m freestyleWarrender
Sally Hogg 200m butterfly, 400, 800 freestyleWarrender
Andrea Mackie 200, 400, 800m freestyleThistle Ladies
Jean Ross 100, 200m backstrokeMotherwell
Kathleen Stewart 100m breaststrokeWarrender
Diane Walker 100, 200m breaststroke, 200, 400 medleyThistle Ladies
Pamela Wilson 100, 200m breaststroke, 200 medleyWarrender

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Grant Anderson +110kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
George Byng 75kg
Phil Caira 82.5kg
Derek 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 68kgMilngavie
Finlay Buchanan 74kgGlasgow
Alastair McNeill 90kgDunfermline
John McCourtney 62kgMilngavie 41 Club
Ronnie Mitchell 82kgAlloa
David Simpson 52kgBo'ness
Don Urquhart 48kg light-flyweightDuntocher 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. ↑ "Fitness Warning to Boxers" . Daily Record. 27 May 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 18 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "They'll carry Scotland's hopes" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 23 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Swimming for their country" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 May 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Sandy Leckie again Games team" . The Scotsman. 16 May 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 23 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "60-year-old gets place in Games team" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 30 May 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 28 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Swimming team to be named today" . The Scotsman. 26 May 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 28 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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