Jim Turnbull
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1932 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 July 2020 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Event | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Milton AWC, Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||
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James Turnbull (c.1932 – 23 July 2020) was a Scottish wrestler who competed at three British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Turnbull was a member of the Milton Amateur Wrestling Club in Edinburgh.[1]
He was selected for the 1958 Scottish team for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, in the bantamweight category.[2]
In 1962 he was chosen again for the Scottish Commonwealth team[3] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, in the bantamweight class,[4] and finished in third place, winning the bronze medal[5][6] behind the gold medal winner Siraj-ud-Din of Pakistan.[7][8]
He was a 15 times Scottish senior wrestling champion and a third appearance ensued at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. A was also the 1958 British bantamweight champion at the British Wrestling Championships.[9]
In 1978 he was the Danderhall Community Centre manager and president of the Scottish Amateur Wrestling Association. He was nominated to be Scotland's wrestling manager/coach for the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Members Of The Milton Amateur Wrestling Club At Abbeyhill 1962". Edinburgh Collected. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Scotland's 35 strong team for Perth". The Scotsman. 12 September 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Wrestling". Birmingham Daily Post. 28 November 1962. p. 24. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wrestling". Birmingham Daily Post. 29 November 1962. p. 27. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 - 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "James to be coach". Dalkeith Advertiser. 13 April 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1932 births
- 2020 deaths
- British male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in wrestling
- Freestyle wrestlers
