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'''Allan Watt''' (born 1920) is a former Scottish [[athlete]] who represented Scotland and Great Britain in international competition.<ref name="store">{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/13212403.Watt_Brothers_expansion_plan_will_create_hundreds_of_jobs/ |title=Watt Brothers expansion plan will create hundreds of jobs |publisher=''[[The Herald (Glasgow)]]'' |date=5 May 2015 |accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
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'''Allan Watt''' (1922&ndash;2014) was a Scottish [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who represented Scotland and Great Britain in international competition.<ref name="store">{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/13212403.Watt_Brothers_expansion_plan_will_create_hundreds_of_jobs/ |title=Watt Brothers expansion plan will create hundreds of jobs |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)]] |date=5 May 2015 |accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>


==Athletics career==
==Athletics career==
===Junior===
===Junior===
In 1939, Watt won the [[British Athletics Championships|British AAA junior championships]] [[100-yard dash|100 yards]] in 10 seconds (record) and the long jump with a distance of 6.78 metres at the [[White City Stadium]] in London.<ref name="juniors">{{cite web |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/bc2.htm |title=AAA Junior Championships |publisher=''[[Athletics Weekly]]'' |date=2015 |accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> He also won the 100 yards and the long jump at the 1939 Scottish junior championships.<ref name="strath" /> At the 1940 Scottish junior championships he won the 100 yards, 220 yards and the long jump.<ref name="strath" />
In 1939, Watt won the [[AAA Junior Championships]] [[100-yard dash|100 yards]] in 10 seconds (record) and the long jump with a distance of 6.78 metres at the [[White City Stadium]] in London.<ref name="juniors">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/bc2.htm |title=AAA Junior Championships |magazine=[[Athletics Weekly]] |date=2015 |accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> He also won the 100 yards and the long jump at the 1939 Scottish junior championships.<ref name="strath" /> At the 1940 Scottish junior championships he won the 100 yards, 220 yards and the long jump.<ref name="strath" />


===War service===
===War service===
In 1941 he joined the British Army, serving with the [[Royal Army Ordnance Corps]].<ref name="strath" /> Watt gained a commission with the [[Royal Artillery]] (Field), attaining the rank of Staff Captain.<ref name="strath">{{cite web |url=http://www.strathallan.co.uk/media/archives/Vol_V_01_1948_Nov.pdf |title=Allan Watt |publisher=''[[Strathallan School|The Strathallian]]'' |volume=5 |number=1 |date=November 1948 |pages=34-35 |accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> At the end of the war he was working in Welfare and Education in Kenya.<ref name="strath" /> Following his [[Demobilisation of the British Armed Forces after the Second World War|demobilisation]] in 1946, he returned to training for his athletics career.<ref name="strath" />
In 1941 he joined the British Army, serving with the [[Royal Army Ordnance Corps]].<ref name="strath" /> Watt gained a commission with the [[Royal Artillery]] (Field), attaining the rank of staff captain.<ref name="strath">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.strathallan.co.uk/media/archives/Vol_V_01_1948_Nov.pdf |title=Allan Watt |magazine=[[Strathallan School|The Strathallian]] |volume=5 |number=1 |date=November 1948 |pages=34–35 |accessdate=20 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091859/http://www.strathallan.co.uk/media/archives/Vol_V_01_1948_Nov.pdf |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref> At the end of the war he was working in welfare and education in Kenya.<ref name="strath" /> Following his [[Demobilisation of the British Armed Forces after the Second World War|demobilisation]] in 1946, he returned to training for his athletics career.<ref name="strath" />


===Senior===
===Senior===
At the British Games at White City in 1947 he was second to the American, Eddy Connell, in the 100 yards.<ref name="strath" /> Connell set a new record of 9.6 seconds, with Watt running 9.85 seconds.<ref name="strath" /> In June 1947 at the Scottish Athletics Championships at [[Hampden Park]], he won the 100 yards in 10 seconds and the 220 yards in 22.5 seconds.<ref name="scots">{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19470623&id=O2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5845,3156663&hl=en |title=Lesson for British champion high jumper |publisher=''The Herald (Glasgow)'' |date=23 June 1947 |accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> Watt was a member of the [[Shettleston]] Harriers running club in Glasgow.<ref name="scots" />
At the British Games at White City in 1947 he was second to the American, Eddy Connell, in the 100 yards.<ref name="strath" /> Connell set a new record of 9.6 seconds, with Watt running 9.85 seconds.<ref name="strath" /> In June 1947 at the Scottish Athletics Championships at [[Hampden Park]], he won the 100 yards in 10 seconds and the 220 yards in 22.5 seconds.<ref name="scots">{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19470623&id=O2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5845,3156663&hl=en |title=Lesson for British champion high jumper |newspaper=The Herald (Glasgow) |date=23 June 1947 |accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> Watt was a member of the [[Shettleston]] Harriers running club in Glasgow.<ref name="scots" />


Later that year he competed at [[Meadowbank Stadium]] in Edinburgh in an England/Wales and Scotland/Ireland competition.<ref name="strath" /> He was second to [[McDonald Bailey]] in the 100 yards and fourth in the 220 yards.<ref name="strath" /> Watt was selected for Great Britain at a meet in [[Antwerp]], finishing second to McDonald Bailey in the 100 metres and second to Britain's John Fairgrieve in the 200 metres.<ref name="strath" />
Later that year he competed at [[Meadowbank Stadium]] in Edinburgh in an England/Wales and Scotland/Ireland competition.<ref name="strath" /> He was second to [[McDonald Bailey]] in the 100 yards and fourth in the 220 yards.<ref name="strath" /> Watt was selected for Great Britain at a meet in [[Antwerp]], finishing second to McDonald Bailey in the 100 metres and second to Britain's John Fairgrieve in the 200 metres.<ref name="strath" />


In 1948 he won the 100 yards at the Scottish Championships, and was second to [[David MacKenzie (rugby union)|D. D. MacKenzie]] in the 200 yards.<ref name="strath" /> Watt was runner-up in the 100 metres at the International Match in White City representing Scotland, and also ran at the British Championships.<ref name="strath" /> That summer he was a member of the [[Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] [[4 × 400 metres relay]] team at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="strath" />
In 1948 he won the 100 yards at the Scottish Championships, and was second to [[David MacKenzie (rugby union)|D. D. MacKenzie]] in the 220 yards.<ref name="strath" /> Watt was runner-up in the 100 metres at the International Match in White City representing Scotland, and also ran at the British Championships.<ref name="strath" /> That summer he was a member of the [[Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] [[4 × 400 metres relay]] team at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="strath" />


==Businessman==
==Businessman==
Following his retirement from athletics he became a Director of the family department store, Watt Brothers, on [[Sauchiehall Street]] in Glasgow.<ref name="store" />
Following his retirement from athletics he became a director of the family department store, Watt Brothers, on [[Sauchiehall Street]] in Glasgow.<ref name="store" /> Watt died in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allan Watt, the third generation owner and father of William, the current owner, died, aged 92.|url=http://www.wattbrothers.com/announcement/2014-2/|publisher=Watt Brothers|accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.giffnocksouth.co.uk/pdf/sentinel/0612.pdf Giffnock South Parish Church - Allan Watt]
*[http://www.giffnocksouth.co.uk/pdf/sentinel/0612.pdf Giffnock South Parish Church - Allan Watt]


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Latest revision as of 05:29, 10 July 2024

Allan Watt (1922–2014) was a Scottish sprinter who represented Scotland and Great Britain in international competition.[1]

Athletics career

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Junior

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In 1939, Watt won the AAA Junior Championships 100 yards in 10 seconds (record) and the long jump with a distance of 6.78 metres at the White City Stadium in London.[2] He also won the 100 yards and the long jump at the 1939 Scottish junior championships.[3] At the 1940 Scottish junior championships he won the 100 yards, 220 yards and the long jump.[3]

War service

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In 1941 he joined the British Army, serving with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.[3] Watt gained a commission with the Royal Artillery (Field), attaining the rank of staff captain.[3] At the end of the war he was working in welfare and education in Kenya.[3] Following his demobilisation in 1946, he returned to training for his athletics career.[3]

Senior

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At the British Games at White City in 1947 he was second to the American, Eddy Connell, in the 100 yards.[3] Connell set a new record of 9.6 seconds, with Watt running 9.85 seconds.[3] In June 1947 at the Scottish Athletics Championships at Hampden Park, he won the 100 yards in 10 seconds and the 220 yards in 22.5 seconds.[4] Watt was a member of the Shettleston Harriers running club in Glasgow.[4]

Later that year he competed at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh in an England/Wales and Scotland/Ireland competition.[3] He was second to McDonald Bailey in the 100 yards and fourth in the 220 yards.[3] Watt was selected for Great Britain at a meet in Antwerp, finishing second to McDonald Bailey in the 100 metres and second to Britain's John Fairgrieve in the 200 metres.[3]

In 1948 he won the 100 yards at the Scottish Championships, and was second to D. D. MacKenzie in the 220 yards.[3] Watt was runner-up in the 100 metres at the International Match in White City representing Scotland, and also ran at the British Championships.[3] That summer he was a member of the Great Britain 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

Businessman

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Following his retirement from athletics he became a director of the family department store, Watt Brothers, on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow.[1] Watt died in 2014.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Watt Brothers expansion plan will create hundreds of jobs". The Herald (Glasgow). 5 May 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "AAA Junior Championships". Athletics Weekly. 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Allan Watt" (PDF). The Strathallian. Vol. 5, no. 1. November 1948. pp. 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Lesson for British champion high jumper". The Herald (Glasgow). 23 June 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Allan Watt, the third generation owner and father of William, the current owner, died, aged 92". Watt Brothers. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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