Jim Ferguson (weightlifter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938[1] Perthshire, Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | Heavyweight |
| Club | Al Murray's, London |
James "Jim" Telford Ferguson (born 1938) is a former weightlifter from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Ferguson, born in Perthshire,[1] moved to Coatbridge at the age of five. He set numerous Highland games throwing records.[2] In 1960, he moved to London and trained at Al Murray's gym.[1]
Ferguson represented the Scotland team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 110 kg heavyweight category.[4]
In 1993, he won a silver medal at the over-35s World Weightlifting Championships and at the time ran his own exercise equipment supply business.[5] Later he became the manager of the Scottish weightlifting team but was forced to resign in 2002 following allegations of helping competitors to buy performance-enhancing drugs.[6][7]
In 2018 he was named in the IMWA Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jim Ferguson" (PDF). IWF MAsters Weightlifting. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Weightlifting". The Scotsman. 26 November 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Strongman Jim lifts silver". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 22 October 1993. p. 66. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Official resigns over drugs row, Commonwealth Games 2002". Daily Record. 24 July 2002. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Games coach in steroid inquiry". The Scotsman. 22 July 2002. p. 6. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.