Graeme Grant

Graeme Grant
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1946[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance
ClubDumbarton AAC

Graeme David Grant (born c.1946) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Grant was a member of the Dumbarton Amateur Athletic Club[2] and a Scottish international middle-distance runner.[3]

He won two 880 yards titles at the Scottish AAA Championship in 1965 and 1966.[4][5]

Grant represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[7] participating in one event, the 1 mile race.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ninth Title". Daily Record. 28 June 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Heath's Record". The Scotsman. 20 May 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Boulter Aims For Vital Win". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 25 May 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Scottish Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Graeme Grant". Scottish Running Distance History. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)