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John McNiven (weightlifter)

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John McNiven
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch Flyweight

John McNiven MBE (12 June 1935 – 26 June 2024) was a Scottish weightlifter who competed at six Commonwealth Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1970 Commonwealth Games and the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[1]

McNiven won twenty five Scottish National championships.[1] He 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] McNiven died on 26 June 2024, at the age of 89.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "John McNiven". Sport Scotland. 2003. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 53527". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 21.
  3. ^ "McNiven lifts an MBE". The Herald. 31 December 1993. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ Leadbetter, Russell (5 August 2024). "Obituary: 'I was pushing my abs back in with my thumbs'". The Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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