Scotland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Scotland at the
1970 British Commonwealth Games
Scotland at the; 1970 British Commonwealth Games
CG 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
	1930; 1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;

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

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

Jim Alder (marathon)
John Gillan (boxing)
Ian McCafferty (10,000 metres)
Brian Temple (cycling)
Men's Sabre Team (fencing)
Men's Épée Team (fencing)
Women's Foil Team (fencing)
Men's fours (Lawn bowls)

Bronze

Grant Anderson (wrestling)
Alex McHugh (boxing)
Tommy Joyce (boxing)
John McNiven (weightlifting)
Stewart Ogilvie (boxing)
John Rafferty (boxing)
Bill Sutherland (20 miles walk)
Don Urquhart (wrestling)
Moira Walls (high jump)
David Wilkie (swimming)
Susan Youngs (fencing)

Results

^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Team

Athletics

^[12]

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Jim Alder	marathon
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
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
Lachie Stewart	5000, 10,000m
Peter Stewart	1500m
Bill Sutherland	20 miles walk	Highgate Harriers
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^[12]

Athlete	Events	Club
Avril Beattie	400m
Wendy Blackwood	discus
Linda Carruthers	100m hurdles
Margaret Coomber	1500m
Georgena Craig	800m
Lilias Dykes	discus throw	Dunfermline AC
Helen Hogarth	100, 200m
Jean Hamilton Jamieson	long jump
Barbara Lyall	400m
Maureen McLeish	200m
Moira Cunningham Niccol	pentathlon
Rosemary Payne	discus
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
Rosemary Wright	800m

Badminton

Men^[13]

Athlete	Events	Club
Adam Flockhart	singles, mixed	Newmills, Fife
Fraser Gow	singles, doubles, mixed	Alexandria, Dunfermline
Ian Hume	doubles	Glasgow
Bob McCoig	singles, doubles, mixed	Perrivale BC, Middlesex
Jim McNeillage	singles, doubles, mixed	Edinburgh

Women^[13]

Athlete	Events	Club
Christine Evans	mixed	Whitburn
Joanna Flockhart	singles, doubles, mixed	Newmills, Fife
Maureen Hume	singles, doubles, mixed	Glasgow
Helen Kelly	singles, doubles, mixed	Union & Exiles BC, Aberdeen
Mary Thompson	singles, doubles	Glasgow

Boxing

Athlete	Events	Club
Ian Cameron	57kg featherweight	Larkfield ABC
John Gillan	60kg lightweight	Aberdeen ABC
Jim Gilmour	91kg heavyweight	Sighthill ABC
Peter Harrison	63.5kg light-welterweight	Glasgow Transport ABC
Mike Imrie	75kg middleweight	Buccleuch ABC, Edinburgh
Tom Imrie	71kg Light-middleweight	Buccleuch ABC, Edinburgh
Tommy Joyce	67kg Welterweight	Doncaster Plant Works ABC
Tony Kerr	-48kg light-flyweight	Aberdeen ABC
Alex McHugh	51kg flyweight	Kelvin ABC, Glasgow
Stewart Ogilvie	54kg bantamweight	Camperdown ABC, Dundee
John Rafferty	81kg light-heavyweight	Clarkston ABC, Airdrie

Cycling

Athlete	Events	Club	Medal
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
Kenneth Whitson	sprint

Diving

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Maurice Campbell	springboard, platform

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Jennifer Emery	platform
Katherine Ingram	springboard, platform
Ann McCarroll	springboard

Fencing

^[14]

Men^[13]

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Ian Hunter	épée, épée team	SFC, Edinburgh
Sandy Leckie	sabre, sabre team	London Fencing Club	,
Tony Mitchell	sabre, sabre team	Glasgow Fencing Club
Norman H. Rouxel	épée	SFC, Edinburgh
Derek Russell	épée, épée team, foil	SFC, Edinburgh
George Sandor	épée, épée team, foil	SFC, Edinburgh
Lewis M. Smith	foil	Heriot-Watt University
Gordon Wiles	sabre, sabre team	Leicester YMCA

Women^[13]

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Judith Bain	foil, foil team	Glasgow Fencing Club
Barbara Williams	foil, foil team	Glasgow Fencing Club
Susan Youngs	foil, foil team	Dunfermline CPE	,

Lawn bowls

^[15]^[13]

Athlete	Events	Club
Alex Henderson	pairs	Craigentinny BC
Alex McIntosh	fours/rinks	Newbattle BC
Bob Motroni	singles	Dumfries BC
David Pearson	fours/rinks	Newbattle BC
Norman Pryde	fours/rinks	Newbattle BC
Bill Scott	pairs	Craigentinny BC
John Slight	fours/rinks	Newbattle BC

Swimming

^[16]

Men^[13]

Athlete	Events	Club
Downie Brown	100m Freestyle	Paisley
Alex Galletly	200, 400m medley	Perth Pullars
Eric Henderson	100, 200m butterfly	Warrender
Alastair MacGregor	100, 200, 400m freestyle	Warrender
John McClatchey	100, 200m backstroke, 400 freestyle	Perth Pullars
Martin Shore	100, 200m freestyle	Inverness
Hamilton Simpson	100, 200m backstroke, 200 medley	Paisley
Gordon Souter	200, 400m freestyle	Kirkintilloch
Gordon G. Stirton	100, 200m breaststroke	Warrender
David Wilkie	100, 200m breaststroke, 200 medley	Warrender
Archibald Young	100m breaststroke	Glasgow Univ

Women^[13]

Athlete	Events	Club
Linda Armour	100, 200m backstroke, 200 medley	Warrender
A Blyth	200m breaststroke
Heather Blyth	100, 200m butterfly	Dumfries
Moira Brown	100, 200m butterfly, 100m Freestyle	Dumfries
Margaret Fenton	100, 200m backstroke, 100m Freestyle
Carol Flynn	100, 200m freestyle	Warrender
Sally Hogg	200m butterfly, 400, 800 freestyle	Warrender
Andrea Mackie	200, 400, 800m freestyle	Thistle Ladies
Jean Ross	100, 200m backstroke	Motherwell
Kathleen Stewart	100m breaststroke	Warrender
Diane Walker	100, 200m breaststroke, 200, 400 medley	Thistle Ladies
Pamela Wilson	100, 200m breaststroke, 200 medley	Warrender

Weightlifting

^[13]

Athlete	Events	Medals
Grant Anderson	+110kg super-heavyweight
George Byng	75kg middleweight
Phil Caira	82.5kg light-heavyweight
Derek Gillies	90kg middle-heavyweight
Jack Hynd	110kg heavyweight
N. McLeod	82.5kg light-heavyweight
John McNiven	52kg flyweight
E. Parkes	75kg middleweight
Charlie Revolta	52kg flyweight

Wrestling

Athlete	Events	Club
Tam Anderson	68kg lghtweight	Milngavie
Wallace Booth	100kg heavyweight	Milton WC, Edinburgh
Finlay Buchanan	74kg welterweight	Glasgow
Robert Grant	57kg bantamweight
Alastair McNeill	90kg light-heavyweight	Dunfermline
John McCourtney	62kg featherweight	Milngavie 41 Club
Ronnie Mitchell	82kg middleweight	Alloa
David Simpson	52kg flyweight	Bo'ness
Don Urquhart	48kg light-flyweight	Duntocher

References

↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
↑ "Twelve teenage girl swimmers are in Scotland Games team". The Scotsman. 27 May 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Edinburgh 1970". Team Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
↑ "Fitness Warning to Boxers". Daily Record. 27 May 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "They'll carry Scotland's hopes". Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 23 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
↑ "Today's results". Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Results from the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 18 July 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Commonwealth Results". Nottingham Guardian. 20 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 21 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 22 July 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
1 2 "The star men". Sunday Mail (Glasgow. 12 July 1970. p. 28. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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.
↑ "Sandy Leckie again Games team". The Scotsman. 16 May 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 23 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "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.
↑ "Swimming team to be named today". The Scotsman. 26 May 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 28 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

[7] "Today's results". Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] "Results from the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 18 July 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[9] "Commonwealth Results". Nottingham Guardian. 20 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[10] "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 21 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[11] "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 22 July 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[SM-12] 1 2 "The star men". Sunday Mail (Glasgow. 12 July 1970. p. 28. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[AEE-13] 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.

[14] "Sandy Leckie again Games team". The Scotsman. 16 May 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 23 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[15] "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.

[16] "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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