John Wright (weightlifter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | Middleweight |
| Club | Rosyth Physical Culture School |
John Wright is a former weightlifter from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Wright was from Rosyth[1] and was based at the Rosyth Physical Culture School.[2] Wright first competed in the Scottish Championships in 1957[3][4]
He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[5][6] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7][8] participating in the middleweight category.[9]
Wright went on to be the 1959 Scottish middleweight champion[2] and represented Fife at regional level and won another Scottish middleweight title in 1961.[10] He continued to represent Scotland at international level and in 1961 was in Scottish team for the international match against Wales.[11]
References
- ^ "Phil Caira Breaks Three British Records". Fife Free Press. 14 February 1959. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Kirkcaldy Exhibition". Fife Free Press. 12 September 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Practising For Weight-lifting Title". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 September 1957. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Pupils Watch Phil Caira in Training". Fife Free Press. 28 September 1957. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "North Swimmers in Cardiff team team". Aberdeen Evening Express. 2 June 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland's Top Three Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting". Team Scotland. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Weight-lifting". Fife Free Press. 14 October 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots Weight-lifting Team". Edinburgh Evening News. 21 January 1961. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.