John_McNiven_(weightlifter)

John McNiven (weightlifter)

John McNiven (weightlifter)

Scottish weightlifter

John McNiven MBE (born 1935) is a Scottish weightlifter who competed at six Commonwealth Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1970 Commonwealth Games and the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[1]

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McNiven has won twenty five Scottish National championships.[1] He has also competed in 18 World Masters events, winning 14 of them.[1] McNiven was the first weightlifter to receive the World Masters Hall of Fame Award in 1993.[1]

McNiven also worked as a fitter for Regional Railways; he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1994 New Year Honours for services to the sport of Weightlifting.[2][3] He was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "John McNiven". Sport Scotland. 2003. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    United Kingdom list: "No. 53527". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 21.
  3. [3]
    "McNiven lifts an MBE". The Herald. 31 December 1993. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2013.


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