Georgena Craig
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 17 July 1942[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance |
| Club | Western AC |
Georgena Craig née Buchanan (born 17 July 1942) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Buchanan was a member of the Western Athletic Club[2] and won three consecutive Scottish AAA Championship titles over 880 yards in 1963, 1964 and 1965, in addition to the 1 mile title in 1964.[3]
A bookkeeper by profession, she married in late 1965 and competed under her married name of Craig thereafter.[4]
Craig represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[6] participating in one event, the 880 yards race.[7]
Craig reached the final of the 800 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Georgena Buchanan". Scottish Running Distance History. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Top names missing from Pitreavie". The Scotsman. 12 June 1965. p. 23. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Glasgow girl beats Scots half-mile best". The Scotsman. 13 September 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2025.