James Edgar (sprinter)

James Edgar
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1930[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
ClubGlasgow Police AC

James G. Edgar (c.1930) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Edgar was a constable in the Glasgow City Constabulary[2] and was a member of their athletics club and a British international.[3]

He was the 1957 British Police sprint champion[4] and in February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games.[5] Edgar beat Graham Fleck and Allan Dunbar in the June 1958 Lanarkshire Police Sports Championships,[6] before retaining his 100 yards title at the 1958 National Police Championships.[1] At the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he finished runner-up behind Gavin Carragher in the 100 yards.[7]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[8] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[9] participating in one event, the 100 yards race.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eldon Beats Police Mile Record". Liverpool Echo. 5 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Everett in Two-Miles Special". Daily Record. 19 July 1957. p. 19. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "The Fleeting Show". Motherwell Times. 30 May 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "4-Minute Mile at Ibrox?". Daily Record. 11 June 1957. p. 15. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "A flying Bobby!". Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 8 June 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Standards good, but few will win Cardiff medals". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Scots athletes for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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