Scotland at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Scotland competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 14 August 1966.

Scotland sent a team of 60 athletes and 11 officials with £13,000 raised against a £10,000 target. Weightlifter Phil Caira was the flag bearer and Bob McGregor was named the team captain.

Scotland came 13th overall with one gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

Medalists

Gold Jim Alder (marathon)

Silver Wallace Booth (wrestling) Tom Imrie (boxing) Sandy Leckie (fencing) Bob McGregor (swimming)

Bronze Jim Alder (6 miles) Andy Peace (boxing) Men's foil team (fencing) Mixed doubles team (badminton)

Team Athletics

Men AthleteEventsClubMedalsJim Alder 6 miles, marathon Edinburgh AC ,Laurie Bryce Hammer throw Edinburgh University AC Menzies Campbell 100, 220 yards Garscube Harriers Crawford Fairbrother High jump Victoria Park AAC Norrie Foster Decathlon, pole vault Glasgow University AC Graeme Grant 1 mile Dumbarton AAC John Linaker 1 mile, steeplechase Pitreavie AAC Mike Lindsay Discus, shot put Queen's Park Harriers Ian McCafferty 3 miles Motherwell Y.M.C.A. Fergus Murray 3 miles Edinburgh University AC Dave Stevenson Pole vault Edinburgh Southern Harriers Lachie Stewart 3 miles, steeplechase Vale of Leven AC Women AthleteEventsClubMedalsGeorgena Craig 880 yards Western AC Alix Jamieson 100 yards, Long jump Western AC Moira Kerr Shot put Maryhill Ladies AC Barbara Lyall 220, 440 yards Tayside AAC Rosemary Payne Discus, shot put Lozells AC Rosemary Stirling 880 yards Wolverhampton & Bilston AC

Badminton

Men AthleteEventsClubMedalsMac Henderson doubles, mixed doubles Glasgow Bob McCoig singles, doubles, mixed doubles Cazinove BC, Middlesex Women AthleteEventsClubMedalsCathie Dunglison doubles, mixed doubles Pollockshields BC, Glasgow Muriel Ferguson singles, doubles, mixed doubles Cazinove BC, Middlesex

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedalsHugh Baxter 57kg featherweight Kelvin ABC, Glasgow Tom Imrie 71kg Light-middleweight Buccleuch ABC John Kellie 51kg flyweight Dundee ABC Bobby Mallon 54kg bantamweight Dennistoun Youth Club, GlasgowAndy Peace 67kg Welterweight Fife & Clackmannan Miners ABC Bobby Porteous 60kg lightweight Ormiston Welfare ABC

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals Billy Bilsland Road race Glasgow Wheelers

Diving

AthleteEventsClubMedals Brian Davidson Platform Glasgow

Fencing

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Sandy Leckie Foil, sabre, team épée & foil London Fencing Club Joseph Rorke team foil Glasgow Fencing Club George Sandor épée, foil, team foil Edinburgh University FC Robert Wilson épée, sabre, team épée & foil Glasgow Fencing Club Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Judith Herriot Foil Glasgow Fencing Club

Shooting

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals William H. Crawford Fullbore rifle Dumfries Adam Gordon 50m rifle prone Bon Accord Rifle Club, Aberdeen Ronald J. Ramsay 50m pistol, centre fire pistol Dundonald Rifle & Pistol Club Ian B. Robertson 50m rifle prone Bon Accord Rifle Club, Aberdeen James M. Robertson Fullbore rifle

Swimming

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Gordon Black 110y freestyle, 110y butterfly, relay x 2 Inverness ASC Downie Brown 110y, 440y freestyle, relay Arlington Baths Club, Glasgow Alex Galletly 440y freestyle, 220y butterfly, relay Perth SC Andrew Harrower 110y, 220y butterfly Dunfermline Carnegie SC Eric Henderson 110y, 220y butterfly, relay Paisley SC Bob McGregor 110 yd freestyle, relay x 2 Falkirk Otter ASC Casey Nelson 110y, 220y backstroke, relay Falkirk Otter ASC

Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Ann Baxter 110y, 220y breaststroke, relay Dunfermline Carnegie SC Margaret Fenton 110y, 440y freestyle Paisley SC Fiona Kellock 110y, 440y freestyle, relay Falkirk Otter ASC Bobbie Robertson 110y, 220y backstroke, relay Leith ASC Eleanor Stewart 110y freestyle , 110y butterfly, relay Kilmarnock ASC

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals Phil Caira 82.5kg light-heavyweight Phil Caira Physical School of Training, Kirkcaldy Jim Ferguson 110kg heavyweightAl Murray's, London John McNiven 56kg bantamweight Glasgow Sports Centre Jimmy Moir 67.5kg lightweight Hamilton, Ontario

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedals Tam Anderson 68kg lightweight Schiltorn Club Wallace Booth 90kg light-heavyweight Milton, Edinburgh John McCourtney 62kg featherweight Milngavie 41 Club Jim Turnbull 57kg bantamweight Milton, Edinburgh

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