Archie Murray
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1902[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Hammer throw, Shot put |
| Club | Field Events Club, Edinburgh |
Archibald Moir Murray (1902 – date of death unknown) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Murray specialised in both the hammer throw and putting the weight[2] and was a member of the Field Events Club in Edinburgh.[3] He was the 1928 Scottish hammer throw champion.[4]
Leaving Scotland on the Anchor-Donaldson liner Audania, he arrived in Canada[5] and represented the Scottish Empire Games team[6] at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,[7] participating in one event,[8] the hammer throw.[9] At the time of the Games he was 28 years old and was living at 20 Warriston Crescent in Edinburgh and was a teacher by profession.[1]
In 1933 he won both the hammer throw and putting the weight against the Atalanta Club (the combined Scottish Universities team).[10]
References
- ^ a b "Montreal and Quebec to Greenock Passenger List, 6 Sep 1930 on the Cunard Antonia". Ancestry. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletics". The Scotsman. 10 June 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Encouraging the Practice of Field Events". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 November 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish Championships". The Scotsman. 24 June 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Provisional Team For Empire Games". Edinburgh Evening News. 30 June 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "British Empire Games". The Scotsman. 1 August 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland team - Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Field Events Club beat Atalanta". The Scotsman. 20 June 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.