Scotland's Track and Field Olympians - Keddie, John W
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This book identifies and describes the performances of Scottish track and field athletes who competed in the Olympic Games between 1896 and 1980. This includes Scots, men and women, or Scots, or descendents of Scots, who had emigrated from Scotland, and who took part in Olympic track and field athletics, albeit representing nations other than Great Britain. In addition, there are Appendices covering representation of Scottish-qualified participants and various aspects of performances for the whole period of the Games up to and including the Games in Tokyo in 2021. This is a ground-breaking…mehr

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This book identifies and describes the performances of Scottish track and field athletes who competed in the Olympic Games between 1896 and 1980. This includes Scots, men and women, or Scots, or descendents of Scots, who had emigrated from Scotland, and who took part in Olympic track and field athletics, albeit representing nations other than Great Britain. In addition, there are Appendices covering representation of Scottish-qualified participants and various aspects of performances for the whole period of the Games up to and including the Games in Tokyo in 2021. This is a ground-breaking book, dealing with Scottish national participation in Olympic track and field events from their inception for the first time.
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Autorenporträt
John W Keddie is the author of several biographies of prominent Christian theologians and missionaries: George Smeaton: Learned Theologian and Biblical Scholar (Evangelical Press, 2007); (Eric Liddell) Running the Race: Eric Liddell, Olympic Champion & Missionary (Evangelical Press, 2007; Christian Focus Publications, 2020); (Eric Liddell) Finish the Race (Christian Focus Publications, 2011); James MacGregor: Preacher, Theologian and Defender of the Faith (Scottish Reformed Heritage Publications, 2016). He is also the author of books on the Church and Church history: Preserving a Reformed Heritage: The Free Church of Scotland in the 20th Century (Scottish Reformed Heritage Publications, 2017); The Church: Its Nature, Ordinances and Offices (Scottish Reformed Heritage Publications, 2018). Mr Keddie, a former Accountant , is an ordained Presbyterian minister and has also acted as a lecturer in Church history. He was born in Edinburgh in 1946.