William Mackenzie (hammer thrower)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Field Events Club, Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||
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William Mackenzie was a Scottish athlete who competed and won a bronze medal at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).[1]
Biography
Mackenzie competed in the hammer throw event at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England,[2] where he won the bronze medal as part of the Scottish Empire Games team.[3]
He was a member of the Field Events Club[4] which was based in Edinburgh.[5]
Mackenzie finished third behind Fred Warngård in the hammer throw event at the 1935 AAA Championships.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "William Mackenzie". Team Scotland. 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.
- ^ "Scots Athletics". Ireland's Saturday Night. 25 June 1931. Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletes". Edinburgh Evening News. 8 March 1935. Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA titles". Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lovelock Beaten in Mile". Sports Argus. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 August 2025.