Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
sent a team of athletes 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia. Winning 3 gold, 2 Silver and 7 Bronze. Finishing 11th in the medal table.
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| Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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Gold
Boxing:- Alex ArthurAlex ArthurAlex Arthur, nicknamed "Amazing" Alex Arthur, is a professional boxer from Edinburgh in Scotland.Arthur is a former British, Commonwealth, European Boxing Union and WBO super featherweight champion...
, FeatherweightFeatherweightFeatherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
(57 kg)
Bowls:
- Margaret Letham and Joyce Lindores, Women's doubles
Squash:
- Peter NicolPeter NicolPeter Nicol, MBE , is a former professional squash player from the United Kingdom, who represented first Scotland and then England in international squash. In 1998, while still competing for Scotland, he became the first player from the UK to hold the World No. 1 ranking...
, Men's singles
Silver
AthleticsAthletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 16–21 September 1998.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-References:**...
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- Allison CurbishleyAllison CurbishleyAllison Curbishley is a former British athlete from Teesside but who represented Scotland. She specialised in the 400m. A play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old got Curbishley interested in sport and although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached...
, Woman 400 m
Swimming
Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
The 'swimming events of the 1998 Commonwealth Games' were held at the National Aquatics Centre at the National Sports Complex, Malaysia from 12–17 September 1998.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
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- Alison SheppardAlison SheppardAlison Sheppard MBE is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988.-Personal bests and records held:-External links:*...
, 50 m freestyle
Bronze
Boxing:- Colin McNeilColin McNeilColin McNeil is a professional boxer.McNeil began boxing professionally late in his life, debuting in 2004 at the age of 32. In his career, he has lost only once , but has faced and beaten some tough competition. Currently, he is scheduled to box in The Contender Challenge: UK vs...
, WelterweightWelterweightWelterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
(67 kg)
Boxing:
- Jackie Townsley, Light middleweightLight middleweightLight Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
(71 kg)
Badminton
Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Badminton medal winners at the 1998 Commonwealth Games...
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- Elinor Middlemiss & Sandra Watt, Women's doubles
Shooting:
- Shirley McIntosh & Janis Thomson, Women's smallbore sport rifle Three positions pairs
Shooting:
- David RattrayDavid RattrayDavid Grey Rattray was a well-known historian and tour guide of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu war in South Africa....
& Robin Law, Men's air rifle team
Squash:
- Stuart CowieStuart CowieStuart Cowie is a former Scottish professional squash player. He won a Bronze Medal in the men's doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, partnering Peter Nicol.- External links :*...
& Peter NicolPeter NicolPeter Nicol, MBE , is a former professional squash player from the United Kingdom, who represented first Scotland and then England in international squash. In 1998, while still competing for Scotland, he became the first player from the UK to hold the World No. 1 ranking...
Men's doubles