Robert Shaw Scott is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
| Club | British Army AC Glasgow University AC Atalanta AC |
Biography
editScott was the British Army champion in 1956 and was demobbed in 1957.[1] After the army he studied at the University of Glasgow and competed for their athletics club.[2] By virtue of being a Scottish Universities' student he was able to represent the Atalanta Club.[3]
In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games[4] and at the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he won the hammer throw title.[5]
He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[6] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7] participating in one event, the hammer throw.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "Field Events Club Meeting". Edinburgh Evening News. 5 April 1957. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Students' Five-Star Title Challenge". Daily Record. 27 May 1957. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Students' Five-Star Title Challenge". Edinburgh Evening News. 3 July 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Standards good, but few will win Cardiff medals". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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