Lachie Stewart
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| Born | 22 June 1943 Alexandria, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 2025 (aged 81) Paisley, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Long distance | |||||||||||
| Club | Shettleston Harriers, Glasgow | |||||||||||
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Joseph Laughlin Stewart (22 June 1943 – 31 May 2025) was a Scottish distance runner, and an inductee in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and competed for Great Britain in the 10,000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Stewart finished third behind Maurice Herriott in the steeplechase event at the 1966 AAA Championships[1] and the following year finished third again but this time in the 6 miles event behind Jürgen Haase and Lajos Mecser at the 1967 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 6 miles champion.[2]
Stewart's greatest athletic achievement was competing at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres. He defeated Ron Clarke of Australia in the final.[3]
Stewart finished second behind Dave Bedford in the 10,000 metres event at the 1972 AAA Championships[4] and shortly afterwards at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, he represented Great Britain in the 10,000 metres event.[5] He died on 31 May 2025, at the age of 81.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Hurdler Dave flies in for Britain". The People. 10 July 1966. Retrieved 9 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lachie Stewart". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Scottish distance runner Stewart dies aged 81". BBC. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Glen Stewart". Facebook. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
External links
- Lachie Stewart at World Athletics
- Lachie Stewart at Team GB (archive)
- Lachie Stewart at Olympedia
- Joseph Laughlin Stewart at Olympics.com
- Stewart wins gold (video) at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 November 2012)
- Lachie Stewart wins gold medal
- Athletics: New age of the Stewarts
- Lachie Stewart enters Sport's Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 March 2007)
- Lachie Stewart at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame