Scotland at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

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Scotland at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games
Flag of Scotland.svg
CGF code SCO
CGA Commonwealth Games Scotland
Website www.teamscotland.scot
in Christchurch, New Zealand
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
3
Silver
5
Bronze
11
Total
19
British Commonwealth Games appearances

Scotland competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 25 January to 2 February 1974. [1]

Contents

The Scotland team was named on 21 October 1973. [2]

Scotland came 7th overall with 3 golds, 5 silver and 11 bronze medals. [3]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Kenneth Atkins long jump
Chris Black hammer throw, discus throw
Laurie Bryce hammer throw
William James Clark long jump, triple jump
Don Halliday 100, 200m, 4x100 relay
David Jenkins 200, 400m, 4x100 relay
William McCallum decathlon
Donald Macgregor marathon
Gus McKenzie 110m hurdles 4x100 relay
David James McMeekin 800m
Norman Morrison 5,000, 10,000m
Les Piggot 100, 200m, 4x100 relay
Ian Stewart 5,000, 10,000m
Lachie Stewart 10,000m, marathon
James K. Wright marathon

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Margaret Coomber 800m, 4x400 relay
Helen Golden 100, 200m, relay x 2
Evelyn McMeekin 200m, 400m, 4x400 relay
Alison MacRitchie 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay
Myra Nimmo 100m hurdles, long jump, pentathlon, 4x100 relay
Rosemary Payne discus throw, shot put Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Meg Ritchie discus throw, shot put
Christine Salmond 100m
Mary Stewart 1500m
Ruth L. Watt high jump, 4x100 relay
Rosemary Wright 800m, 4x400 relay

Badminton

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jim Ansari singles, doubles, mixed
Fraser Gow singles, doubles, mixed
Bob McCoig singles, doubles, mixed
Nicol McCloy singles, doubles

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Joanne Flockhart singles, doubles, mixed
Helen Kelly singles, mixed
Christine Stewart singles, doubles, mixed

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
John Bambrick -48kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Steve Cooney 67kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
James Douglas 63.5kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
John Gillan 60kg
Alex Harrison 71kg Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
John Lawless 51kg
Stewart Ogilvie 54kg

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedal
John Clark time trial, pursuit
Alex Gilchrist road race, time trial
Alex Gordon scratch
William Nickson road race, scratch, time trial, pursuit

Diving

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Fiona Joan Hotson springboard, platform

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jack Christie pairs Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
John Marshall fours Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Alex McIntosh pairs Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
John McRae fours Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Morgan Moffat fours Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Bill Scott fours Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Willie Wood singles Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Shooting

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Alister Allan rifle prone Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
William Edgar rapid fire pistol
David Hossack fullbore rifle
Colin McEachran fullbore rifle Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Robin Macdonald 50m free pistol
Louis Stewart trap
Brian Weld 50m free pistol

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
James Carter 100 back, 400, 1500 free, 200, 400 medley
Gordon Downie 100, 200, 400 free
Ian Hughes 100, 200m backstroke,
Alan McClatchey 100, 200 butterfly, 100, 200, 400, 1500 free
Wilson Mills 100, 200m freestyle
Alan Thompson 100, 200m breaststroke,
David Wilkie 100, 200m breaststroke, 200, 400 medley Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Sandra Dickie 100, 200m breaststroke, relay Silver medal icon (S initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Gillian Fordyce 100, 200m backstroke, relay Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Jayne Lornie 100, 200m breaststroke, 400 medley
Morag McGlashan 100 free, relay Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Louise Ross 100, 200m butterfly
Debbie Simpson 100 butterfly, 200, 400, 800 free, 200 medley
Jackie Simpson 100, 200, 400 free, 200 medley
Diane Walker 100, 200, 400, 800 free, 200, 400 medley
Kim Wickham 100, 200 butterfly, 100 back, relay Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Grant Anderson +110kg
Kenneth Holland 90kg
John Hynd +110kg
John McNiven 52kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Charlie Revolta 52kg
Thomas Yule 90kg

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Maurice Allan 90kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Tam Anderson 68kg
Ian Duncan 100kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Charles Kelly 82kg
William Robertson +100kg

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Details of the 89 competitors" . The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 23 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Medal Standings Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Officials but no boxers from West" . The Scotsman. 2 October 1973. p. 19. Retrieved 23 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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