Mike Lindsay
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| Born | 2 November 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus, Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Robert Lindsay (2 November 1938 – 11 December 2019)[1] was a British track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw and shot put disciplines. He represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
He was a three-time winner of the discus (1957, 1959, 1960) at the AAA Championships and also won the shot put title at the event in 1963. He placed in the top three in the shot put six times at the AAAs in the 1960s.[3]
Lindsay also competed internationally for Scotland as a three-time participant at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1958 to 1970. His best performance was a silver medal double at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[2]
He was also a double throws runner-up for Great Britain at the 1963 Summer Universiade.[4]
References
- ^ Davidson, Jack (1 February 2020). "Obituary: Mike Lindsay, Scotland's greatest shot putter and discus thrower". Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Lindsay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ AAA Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
- ^ World Student Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
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- 1938 births
- 2019 deaths
- British male shot putters
- British male discus throwers
- Scottish male discus throwers
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Scottish male shot putters
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade