Jimmy Moir (weightlifter)
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| Born | c. 1936 Scotland | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
Event | Lightweight | |||||||||||
| Club | Viking WC, Glasgow | |||||||||||
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James S. Moir (born c.1936) is a British weightlifter from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Moir was a member of the Viking Weightlifting Club in Glasgow[1] and represented the 1958 Scottish team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2]
He represented the 1962 Scottish Team[3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[4] participating in the 67.5kg lightweight event,[5] winning the bronze medal behind Carlton Goring and Alan Oshyer.[6]
Moir competed at the 1964 British Championship and Olympic Trials[7] and then attended a third games at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[8]
He later emigrated to Canada and won the silver medal at the World Powerlifting Championships in 1977 for Canada.[2]
References
- ^ "Scots Weightlifting Team". Edinburgh Evening News. 21 January 1961. p. 8. Retrieved 8 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Scotland's Top Three Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting". Team Scotland. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Scotland's 35 strong team for Perth". The Scotsman. 12 September 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 8 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Weightlifting 67.5kg Combined - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Moir Gets A Bronze". Edinburgh Evening News. 27 November 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 8 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "3 Scots bid for Tokio". Daily Record. 17 July 1964. p. 30. Retrieved 8 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots could capture over 14 medalso". The Scotsman. 25 July 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 8 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.