Moira Walls
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| National team | Scotland, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1952 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | High jumper, long jumper, pentathlete | |||||||||||
| Relatives | Lindsey Maguire (daughter) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 7 July 2017 | ||||||||||||
Moira Lindsay Maguire née Walls (born 4 May 1952), is a Scottish former high jumper, long jumper and pentathlete. She won a bronze medal in the high jump at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
Career
Walls competed in the high jump at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. She won the bronze medal, and is the only Scottish high jumper to have won a Commonwealth Games medal.[1][2] Walls competed in the high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, finishing 31st.[3]
References
- ^ Forsyth, Paul (16 June 2013). "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's high jumpers primed". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Gillon, Doug (15 June 2012). "There's more to rowing than simply pulling on an oar, says Olympian elect Maguire". The Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Moira Walls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
External links
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- British high jumpers
- British long jumpers
- British pentathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics