Graham Fleck

Graham Fleck
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1939[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
ClubBellahouston Harriers

Graham R. Fleck (born c.1939 is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Fleck was a member of the Bellahouston Harriers[2] and won the 100 and 220 yards junior titles at the 1957 Renfrew Championships.[3]

In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games[4] and in June of the same year, lost to James Edgar, but beat Allan Dunbar in the Lanarkshire Police Sports Championships.[5]

At the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he finished third behind Gavin Carragher and Bob Cockburn.[6]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[7] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[8] participating in one event, the 220 yards race.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Double winners at Renfrew". The Scotsman. 11 June 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Records Galore". Sunday Post. 7 July 1957. p. 30. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Fleck Double". Daily Record. 11 June 1957. p. 15. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "A flying Bobby!". Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 8 June 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Standards good, but few will win Cardiff medals". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Scots athletes for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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