Simply the best performances by the leading Scots athlete in each event
(excluding walks and relays)
| Event | Name | Performance | Name | Performance |
| 100m | L Piggott | 10.5 | H Golden | 11.5 |
| 200m | D Halliday | 21.2 | H Golden | 23.4 |
| 400m | AJ Wood | 47.7 | B Lyall | 54.7 |
| 800m | M McLean | 1:49.9 | R Stirling | 2:06.2 |
| 1500m | P Stewart | 3:40.6 | M McSherry | 4:23.6 |
| 5000m | I Stewart | 13:22.8 | N/A | |
| 10000m | L Stewart | 28:11.8 | N/A | |
| Marathon | J Alder | 2:12:04 | N/A | |
| 110 H | AT Murray | 14.6 | L Carruthers | 14.6 |
| 400 H | AG Webb | 53.0 | N/A | |
| Steeplechase | G Bryan Jones | 8:33.8 | N/A |
| Event | Name | Performance | Name | Performance |
| Long Jump | D Walker | 7.51m | A Stevenson | 6.23m |
| Triple Jump | No Scot | N/A | ||
| High Jump | DN Wilson | 2.04m | M Walls | 1.70m |
| Pole Vault | G Rule | 4.50m | N/A | |
| Shot Putt | MR Lindsay | 16.77m | N Stuart | 40′ 0.5″ |
| Discus | MR Lindsay | 50.94 | R Payne | 54.46 |
| Hammer | LM Bryce | 59.82m | N/A | |
| Javelin | D Birkmyre | 70.38 | No Scot |