Emma Anderson (long jumper)

Emma Anderson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Long jump, discus, javelin
ClubDumfries Athletic Club

Emma H. Anderson was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1950 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Anderson was a member of the Dumfries Athletic Club[1] who specialised in the long jump.[2] She set a Scottish record of 17 feet, 10.5 inches, when becoming the WAAA champion of Scotland in 1949.[3] Anderson finished runner-up behind fellow Scot Margaret Erskine at the 1949 WAAA Championships.[4][5][6]

Anderson represented the Scottish Empire Games team[7] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[8] participating in one event,[9] the long jump.

Anderson was a physical education teacher at the Dumfries High School and also excelled in discus and javelin, winning the Scottish WAAA titles in 1951.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Scotland's Empire Games Team". Edinburgh Evening News. 7 October 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Sparring partner for Games Boxers". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 17 December 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Five New Records". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 27 June 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Girl clips shot record on her honeymoon". Sunday Express. 10 July 1949. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "June 15 wins a record birthday gift". Daily Mirror. 11 July 1949. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Scots Sports Team For Empire Games". Dundee Courier. 7 October 1949. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Scotland Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Dundee Girls Retain Titles". Sunday Post. 10 June 1951. p. 18. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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