What dollows is John’s competitive record at the games as far as we can get it. The heights and distances are for the events that he won, he competed in most of the events marked with an x but performances are not recorded. Remember too what Stuart Higg said about John changing from the kilt (worn for all throws) to shorts for the light events.
1961
Crook of Devon |
5'9" | 11'0" | 40' 5" | `9' 8" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Comrie |
5' 5" | x | x | 20' 10" |
Alva |
5' 7 1/2" | 16' 6" tie | 42' 9" | 19' 1" tie |
Airth |
5' 9" | x | x | x |
Lochearnhead |
5' 11" | 11' 9" | x | x |
Grasmere |
5' 6 1/2" | x | x | 21' 3 3/4" |
1962 |
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Blackford |
5' 2" | 10' 6" | x | 21' 00" |
Markinch |
5'10" | 10' 8" | x | x |
Crook of Devon |
5'11" | x | x | 19' 6 1/2" |
Alva |
5" 8" | x | x | 20' 3 1/2" |
Lauder |
5' 10" | x | x | x |
Crieff |
5' 10" | x | x | x |
Birnam |
5' 10" | x | x | x |
Aboyne |
5' 9 1/2 | 10' 6" | ||
Braemar |
x | 19' 11 1/2" | ||
1963
| Venue | High Jump | Pole Vault | Hop/Step/Leap | Long Jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackford | 5' 9" | x | x | x |
| Markinch | 6' 0" | 11' o" | 41' 5" | 19' 9" |
| Comrie | 5' 11" | 10' 66" | 42' 5" | 20' 3" |
| Thornton | 5' 11" | 1st No Height | 41' 1" | x |
| Alva | 6' 1" | 11' 0" | x | x |
| Lochearnhead | 1st No Height | 11' 3" | 39' 1 1/2 | 20' 6" |
| Crieff | 6' 11" | x | x | x |
| Luss | 5' 8" | x | x | x |
| Aberdeen | 5'9" | x | x | x |
| Oban | 5'10" | 10' 6" | x | x |
1964
| Venue | High Jump | Pole Vault | Hop/Step/Leap | Long Jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackford | 5' 9" | x | x | 20' 7" | |
| Markinch | 5' 10" | 10' 10" | x | x | |
| Alva | 5'9" | 10' 10" | x | x | |
| Crieff | 5' 8" | x | x | x | |
| Aboyne | 5' 7" | x | x | x | |
| Oban | 5' 6" | 10' 6" | x | x |
1965
| Venue | High Jump | Pole Vault | Hop/Step/Leap | Long Jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackford | 5' 6" | 10' 6" | x | x |
| Markinch | x | 10' 6" | 42' 5" | x |
| Thornton | x | 1st | 1st | x |
| Tobermory | 5' 11" | x | x | x |
| Lochearnhead | 6'0" | x | 40' 2" | 19'2" |
| Auchterarder | 5' 6" | x | 43' 5" | x |
| Crieff | 5' 9" | x | x | 20' 2 1/2 |
| Aberdeen | x | x | 40' 10" | 19' 2" |
| Braemar | 5' 9 1/2" | x | x | x |
| Birnam | 6' 0" | x | x | x |
| Pitlochry | x | x | 41' 4" | 20' 3" |
| Oban | x | 11' 0" | x | x |
| Strathpeffer | 1st | x | x | 1st |
1966
LIGHT ATHLETICS CHAMPION
| Venue | High Jump | Pole Vault | Hop/Step/Leap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackford | ** | 11' 0" | ** | ** | |
| Markinch | 5' 9" | 11' 1" | 42' 4" | ** | |
| Alva | 5' 8 1/2" | 11' 0" | 42' 9" 19' Tie** | ||
| Thornton | 5' 8" | 11' 0" | 42' 2" | ** | |
| Luss | 6' 2" tie** | x | x | ** | |
| Lochearnhead | 5' 9" | x | x | x | |
| Mallaig | x | 10' 6" | x | x | x |
| Grasmere | 5' 8" | x | x | x | |
| Crieff | 5' 10" | x | x | x | |
| Birnam | 5' 6" | x | x | x | |
| Aboyne | x | x | x | 20' 9 1/2" |
1967
| Venue | high jump | pole vault | hop/step/leap | long jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackford | 5'8" | 10' 3" tie | ** | ** |
| Markinch | **. 10' 6" | ** | ** | |
| Auchterarder | x | 10' 6" | ** | x |
| Luss | ** | 11' 6" tie | x | ** |
| Mallaig | x | 10'6" | ** | x |
| Aberdeen | x | 11' 6" | ** | x |
| Oban | x | 11' 0" | x | x |
1968
| Alva | 5' 9" | 11' 6" | ** | 20' 9" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochearnhead | 5' 10" tie | x | 42' 9" | ** |
| Auchterarder | x | 11' 0" | x | ** |
| Crieff | 5' 8" | x | x | x |
| Oban | 5' 9" tie | 1st | x | x |
| Braemar | 5' 9" | x | x | ** |
| Balloch | 5' 8" tie | x | x | x |
| Luss | 5' 10" | x | ** | ** |
1969
| Blackford | 4 way tie | 10' 0" | ** | ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 3 way tie | 10' 4" | x | ** |
| Alva | x | 11' 0" | x | ** |
| Balloch | x | 10' 0" | x | x |
| Lochearnhead | x | 10' 6" tie | x | x |
| Mull | 5' 5" | x | x | ** |
| Caol | x | 10' 9" | x | ** |
| Crieff | 5' 8" tie | x | x | x |
| Oban | 1st | 10' 0" | ** | x |
| Aboyne | x | ** | ** | ** |
| Pitlochry | 5'8" tie | ** | ** | ** |
1970
| Blackford | 1st | 1st | x | x |
|---|
| Blackford | 5'8" | 10' 9". x | x |
|---|
Although John was a good throws exponent, he was not as good as the very top men – Anderson was in a class of his own for instance, Arthur Rowe was quite outstanding all through the 60’s. He was nevertheless good enough to take part in the events and win prizes – win events too as the following table shows.
| Year | Venue | Putt 16 lbs Ball | Putt 22lb Ball | 16 lbs Hammer | 22 lbs Hammer | 28 lbs Weight for Distance | 56 lbs Weight over Bar | Caber | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Newburgh | 42' 3" | x | 113' 4" | x | 61' 9" | x | x | |
| 1971 | Mallaig | 40' 2" | x | 117' 7" | 1st | 57' 0" | 10' 6" | x | |
| 1972 | Newburgh | 43' 5" | x | 116' 5" | x | 60' 2" | 12' 0" | x | 1st |
| 1972 | Caol | x | 35' 6" | 114' 10" | 96' 0" | x | 12' 6" tie | x | |
| 1972 | Lonach | x | 32' 11" | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 1973 | Newburgh | 44' 1" | x | 114' 9" | 86' 6" | x | 13' 0" | 1st | |
| 1973 | Airth | 41'0" | x | x | x | 59' 10" | 12' 0" | ||
| 1974 | Newburgh | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 13'4" | 1st | |
| 1975 | Caol | 42' 5" | 36' 2" | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 1975 | Lonach | 41' 6" | 35' 8" | x | x | 66' 7" | 12' 9" tie | ||
| 1976 | Caol | 42' 5" | x | x | x | 31'9"/56 lbs | x | 1st | |
| 1979 | Lonach | 40' 8" | x | x | x | x | 12' 9" | x | |
| 1980 | Newburgh | 43' 2" | x | x | x | 61' 7 1/2" | 13' 0" | x |