Tom Riddell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1998 (aged 92) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle distance |
| Club | Shettleston Harriers |
Thomas M. Riddell (1905 – 1998) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Riddell became the British champion over 880 yards in 1926 due to being the highest placed British athlete at the 1926 AAA Championships, when he finished third behind Frenchman Georges Baraton.[1][2]
Riddell was a member of the Shettleston Harriers Athletics Club[3] and won the 1 mile title at the 1930 Scottish AAA Championships.[4]
Leaving Scotland on the Anchor-Donaldson liner Audania, he arrived in Canada[5] and represented the Scottish Empire Games team[6] at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,[7] participating in one event,[8] 880 yards.[9]
Riddell successfully retained his mile title at the 1931 Scottish AAAs[10] and at the 1934 Scottish AAA Championships he won the 1 mile title for the seventh time and fifth in succession. He was living in Belfast at this time.[11]
He was selected for the 1932 Olympic Games but he had to decline due to work commitments.[12]
References
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Heats For Half-Mile and Hurdles at Hampden". Daily Record. 26 June 1930. p. 26. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No Joy for Roy Hamilton". Daily Record. 30 June 1930. p. 26. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Provisional Team For Empire Games". Edinburgh Evening News. 30 June 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "British Empire Games". The Scotsman. 1 August 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland team - Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Tom Riddell's Lone Hand". Sunday Post. 28 June 1931. p. 27. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "S.A.A.A. Championships". The Scotsman. 25 June 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Colonel Tom Riddell 1905 - 1998". Fintry Museum. Retrieved 28 November 2025.