Drummond Walker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Lightweight |
| Club | Denny & Dunipace AAC |
Drummond Walker was a wrestler who competed for Scotland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Walker was the 1931 welterweight champion of Scotland[1] and was a member of the Denny and Dunipace Amateur Athletic Club.[2] After winning the 1934 Scottish title he was selected for the Empire Games.[3]
Walker represented the 1934 Scottish team,[4] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, in the lightweight division of the wrestling competition.[5]
After the games, Walker continued to wrestle in exhibitions and in 1938 was appointed coach of the Cumbernauld Former Pupils Athletic Club.[6]
References
- ^ "Jottings of the Week". Falkirk Herald. 21 May 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Successful meeting at Cliftonhill". Coatbridge Express. 25 May 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Denny for Empire Games". Callander Advertiser. 9 June 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Wrestling Concluded". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cumbernauld". Falkirk Herald. 19 March 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.