Richard Wallace (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Stewart's College FP | ||||||||||||||
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Richard H. H. Wallace was a Scottish athlete who competed and won a bronze medal at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).[1][2]
Biography
Wallace competed in the 440 yards events and 4 × 440 yards relay at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England.[3] He won a bronze medal as part of the Scottish Empire Games team in the relay.[4]
He was a pupil at Daniel Stewart's College and later was a member of the Stewart's College Former Pupils athletic club.[5] He was the 1933 Scottish champion over 440 yards.[6]
References
- ^ "New Scotland Page Launched". Scottish Athletics Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Roll of Honour" (PDF). Scottish Athletics. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Scotland team - London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Athletics". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "A schoolboy prodigy". Daily News (London). 28 May 1934. Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". The Scotsman. 1 June 1934. Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.