Mike Lindsay

Michael Lindsay
Personal information
Born (1938-11-02) 2 November 1938 (age 86)
Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Sport
Country Great Britain
 Scotland
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)Discus, Shot put
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth Discus
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth Shot put
Representing  Great Britain
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1963 Porto Alegre Discus
Silver medal – second place 1963 Porto Alegre Shot put

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

He attended St Marylebone Grammar School.[4]

Career

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

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Mike Lindsay". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ Davidson, Jack (1 February 2020). "Obituary: Mike Lindsay, Scotland's greatest shot putter and discus thrower". Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Marylebone Mercury Friday 21 February 1964, page 7
  5. ^ AAA Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ World Student Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.