Mike Lindsay
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| Born | 2 November 1938 Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus, Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Robert Lindsay (2 November 1938 – 11 December 2019)[2] was a British track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw and shot put disciplines. He represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3]
Early life
[edit]He attended St Marylebone Grammar School.[4]
Career
[edit]He was a three-time winner of the discus (1957, 1959, 1960) at the AAA Championships and also won the shot put title at the event in 1963. He placed in the top three in the shot put six times at the AAAs in the 1960s.[5]
Lindsay also competed internationally for Scotland as a three-time participant at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1958 to 1970. His best performance was a silver medal double at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[3]
He was also a double throws runner-up for Great Britain at the 1963 Summer Universiade.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympedia – Mike Lindsay". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Jack (1 February 2020). "Obituary: Mike Lindsay, Scotland's greatest shot putter and discus thrower". Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Lindsay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Marylebone Mercury Friday 21 February 1964, page 7
- ^ AAA Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
- ^ World Student Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
External links
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- 1938 births
- 2019 deaths
- Scottish male discus throwers
- British male discus throwers
- Athletes from Glasgow
- Scottish male shot putters
- British male shot putters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- People educated at St Marylebone Grammar School
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen