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Catherine Forde

Catherine "Cathy" Forde (born 1961)[1] is a Scottish playwright and author.

Her 2003 book, Fat Boy Swim, won the 2004 Grampian Book Award and shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award and a Booktrust Teenage Prize.[2] It was short listed for a Blue Peter Book Award, Booktrust Teenage Prize[3] and Hampshire Book Award.<cn> The book is set in Glasgow and focuses on a boy who is being bullied.[4]

Her 2004 book Skarrs was shortlisted for the Manchester Book Award and Angus Book Award.

Her 2011 play Empty was produced by the National Theatre of Scotland and was directed by Vicky Featherstone. In 2013, she had a radio play called Baby's Coming Back produced by BBC Radio Scotland and she adapted her book The Drowning Pond into a musical for Youth Music Theatre UK.[3]

She was the Scottish Book Trust's virtual writer­‐in-­residence from 2010 until 2012.[3]

  • The Finding (2002) ISBN 1899863877
  • Fat Boy Swim (2003) ISBN 0440238919
  • Think Me Back (2003) ISBN 1899863788
  • Exit Oz (2004) ISBN 1842992961
  • Skarrs (2004) ISBN 140520947X
  • I See You Baby (2005) ISBN 1842993305
  • Firestarter (2006) ISBN 1405210567
  • L-L-L-Loser (2006) ISBN 1842993836
  • The Drowning Pond (2006) ISBN 1405221763
  • Tug of War (2007) ISBN 1405239670
  • Sugarcoated (2008) ISBN 1405229314
  • Fifteen Minute Bob (2010) ISBN 1405229306
  • Bad Wedding (2010) ISBN 9781842996157
  • Chamber of Nothing (2010) ISBN 0435046071
  • Let's Do It! (2011) ISBN 1842999419
  • Slippy (2012) ISBN 1781120323
  1. ^ Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2nd ed.). Oxford. University Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780198715542.
  2. ^ "Catherine Forde". www.egmont.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Catherine Forde". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ Jones, Nicolette. "Fat Boy Swim by Catherine Forde". The Times. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

Josefina Carabias

Josefina Carabias (19 July 1908–20 September 1980)[1] was a Spanish writer and journalist.

Carabias first began writing in newspapers in 1931.[2]

She was exiled after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. She lived in France until her return to Spain in 1942.[2]

Carabias was friends with politician, Manuel Azaña.[3]

She was married to lawyer and economist José Rico Godoy and they had two daughters, journalist Carmen Rico Godoy[1] and diplomat María de las Mercedes Rico Carabias.[4]

A chair for journalism was named after her at the Charles III University of Madrid, Arenas de San Pedro, her hometown, created the Josefina Carabias Cultural Centre.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Ha muerto Josefina Carabias". El País (in Spanish). 21 September 1980. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Josefina Carabias, tinta en las venas". abc (in Spanish). 31 July 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ Bolloten, Burnett (1991). The Spanish Civil War: Revolution and Counterrevolution. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780807819067.
  4. ^ "Mercedes Rico Carabias". El País (in Spanish). 11 July 1983. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

Angela McAllister

Angela McAllister is an English children's author.

McAllister was born in Windsor, England. She studied philosophy and before becoming a children's author she was a nanny in Holland, Portugal, Windsor and London.[1]

She was shortlisted for the Hampshire Illustrated Book Award in 2009 for her book, Leon and the Place Between which was illustrated by [[

Her 2011 book, Yuck! That's not a Monster!, was illustrated by Alison Edgson and won a Red House Children's Book Award in the younger children category.[2]

She is married with two children.[3]

  1. ^ "Angela McAllister". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Morpurgo crowned kids' favourite". BBC News. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Angela McAllister". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

Patricia Ferguson (writer)

Patricia Ferguson is an author.

Her 2004 novel, It So Happens and 2006 novel, Peripheral Vision were longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Peripheral Vision was also discussed on the radio show programme, A Good Read in 2011.[1]

  1. ^ "Patricia Ferguson". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

Drinka Gojković

Drinka Gojković is a writer and translator.

Gojković started the Centre for the Documentation of the Wars of 1991-1999 which aims to find out what happened during 1991 and 1999 in Serbia under the regime of Slobodan Milošević. She routinely organises panels, exhibitions and guest speakers.[1]

[2]

  1. ^ Regulska, Joanna (2017). Women and Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-351-87238-6.
  2. ^ Paris, Erna (2015). Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-63286-418-5.

Kirsten Hammann

Kirsten Hammann is a Danish author.

Her first poetry collection, Mellem tænderne, was published in 1992 and her first novel, vera winkelvir was published in 1993.

She won the 1994 Klaus Rifbjerg's Debutant Prize.[1]

Her 1997 novel, Bannister, was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.

She was nominated again for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2005.

  • Mellem tænderne, 1992 {{ISBN|
  1. ^ "Hammann, Kirsten". Nordic Women's Literature. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

Lucy King

King invented the beehive fence after realising that elephants were scared away by the sound of disturbed bees. The fence keeps around 80% of elephants away from farms and has reduced the conflicts between elephants and communities. They do not stop elephants from following migrating to new feeding grounds like standard fences do and provides farmers with additional income due honey from the bees.[1] It won the 2013 St Andrews Prize for the Environment.

  1. ^ "Lucy King". Future For Nature. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

Kaatje Vermeire

Kaatje Vermeire (born 1981)[1] is a Belgian graphic designer and illustrator.

[2]

  1. ^ "Kaatje Vermeire | Flanders literature". www.flandersliterature.be. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Kaatje Vermeire wint Boekenpauw voor mooist geïllustreerde kinderboek op Boekbeurs". hln.be. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

Hilda Heyman

Hilda Heyman (29 July 1872 – 9 March 1955) was a Swedish artist.

Heyman was born on 29 July 1872 to Aron Heyman, a squire at Vårgårda Manor, and was the fifth of six children. Her family were Jewish. She attended Valand art school where she studied painting with Carl Wilhelmson between 1897 and 1900. After graduating, she traveled around Europe where she studied in Munich and Italy and with Fernand Léger in Paris. She also traveled to Spain, Cornwall and Palestine.[1]

In 1929, she had an exhibition at the Galerie Pleyel in Paris. He works included paintings, drawings and engravings which were inspired by the farms near her home as well as harbours in Brittany and the coastal regions of Lofoten and Shetland.

  1. ^ "skbl.se - Hilda Fredrika Heyman". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

Vashti Hardy

Vashti Hardy is an author.

Hardy was a primary school teacher before becoming an author.[1]

Her debut novel, Brightstorm, was published in 2018 and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the. She published the sequel called Darkwhispers was published in 2019.[1]

Her book Wildspark was published in 2020 and won the Blue Peter Book Award for best storey[2] and the FCBG Children’s Book Award.

The Harley Hitch series is illustrated by George Ermos[3] and the Griffin Gate series is illustrated by Natalie Smillie.[4]

She is married and has three children.[1]

Bibliography

Brightstorm Chronicles
The Harley Hitch Series
  • Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest (illustrated by George Ermos)
  • Harley Hitch and the Missing Moon (illustrated by George Ermos)
  • Harley Hitch and the Fossil Mystery (illustrated by George Ermos)
  • Harley Hitch Takes Flight (illustrated by George Ermos)
Griffin Gate Series
  • The Griffin Gate (illustrated by Natalie Smillie)
  • The Puffin Portal (illustrated by Natalie Smillie)
  • The Raven Riddle (illustrated by Natalie Smillie)
Standalone books
  • Wildspark
  1. ^ a b c "Vashti Hardy". The Shaw Agency. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Blue Peter Book Awards 2020". www.booktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Harley Hitch Series". Vashti Hardy Author. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Griffin Gate Series". Vashti Hardy Author. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

Clara Bauer

Clara Bauer (1836–1876) was a German author.

Bauer wrote under the pen name Karl Detlef and publish Ein Document in 1876.[1]

  1. ^ Rummel, Erika (2017-06-16). A Nobel Affair: The Correspondence between Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess. University of Toronto Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4875-1393-1.

Pureza Canelo

Pureza Canelo (born 9 December 1946) is a Spanish poet and children's author.

Canelo was born on 9 December 1946 in Moraleja, Spain. She has three older siblings. She went boarding school in Salamanca and later Madrid.[1]

She won the Premio Adonáis de Poesía in 1970.[1]

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Katharina M.; Wilson, M. (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Taylor & Francis. pp. 204–206. ISBN 978-0-8240-8547-6.

1542 in Scotland

Births

Deaths

  1. ^ "Mary Queen of Scots". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

Rosaleen Gallagher

Rosaleen Gallagher is an Irish Paralympian who won medals in archer, athletics, swimming and table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.

Nina Reichenbach

Nina Reichenbach
Team information
DisciplineMountain biking
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Mountain bike trials
2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Abu Dhabi Women elite trials

Nina Reichenbach is a German mountain biker.

Reichenbach competed at the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

She competed at the first UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in 2017 where she won the trials event[1] and came second in the team event.

2018, 2019 and 2022 where she won the women elite trials.[2]

In 2021 she was elected as trials representatives on the UCI Athletes’ Commission alongside Vincent Hermance.[3]

  1. ^ "Carthy and Reichenbach defend trials titles at Urban Cycling World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Five titles awarded on day four of the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships". www.uci.org. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Renewal of the UCI Athletes' Commission: Nina Reichenbach and Vincent Hermance elected". www.uci.org. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

The Sudden Appearance of Hope

The Sudden Appearance of Hope is a 2017 novel by Claire North.

It won the World Fantasy Award for best novel in 2017.[1]

  1. ^ "THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF HOPE". Orbit Books. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

Bone Talk

Bone Talk is a young adult novel by Candy Gourlay.

It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Costa Children's Book Award.[1]

  1. ^ Noble, Fiona (4 April 2023). "Young adult books roundup – reviews". The Observer. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

Dunfermline Bus Station

Dunfermline Bus Station is a bus station that serves to city of Dunfermline, Scotland and the surrounding area.

Gillespie Memorial Church

Gillespie Memorial Church is a Church of Scotland church in Dunfermline, Scotland.

It was originally a United Presbyterian chapel and it was designed by Andrew Balfour.[1] Construction began in 1848 and the church was completed in 1849.[2] It was designed with a Tudor Gothic gable front and has a ogee hoodmouldover the centre window. The interior of the church was altered in 1882.[1]

  1. ^ a b Gifford, John (1988). Fife (2003 ed.). London: Penguin. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-300-09673-6.
  2. ^ Dennison, E. Patricia (2007). Historic Dunfermline : archaeology and development. Dunfermline: Dunfermline Burgh Survey. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-9557244-0-4.

Birnam Wood

Birnam Wood is a novel by New Zealand author Eleanor Catton.

Dunfermline Public Park

Dunfermline Public Park (also known as St. Margaret's Drive Public Park)[1] is a public park in Dunfermline, Fife.

It was established in 1866 and was designed by Joseph Paxton.[2]

The bandstand was donated to the park by

  1. ^ "Dunfermline Public Park from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "In Pictures: Memories of Dunfermline's Public Park". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

National Lending Library for Science and Technology

The National Lending Library for Science and Technology was established in November 1961 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire.

It was merged with the National Central Library in 1973 and became part of the British Library.

Irene Donnet

Irene Donnet
Personal information
Born1918 or 1919[1]
Sport
EventDiving
Medal record
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney 3m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Sydney 10m springboard

Irene Donnet is an Australian diver.

  1. ^ "Irene Donnet Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

Laura McGann

Laura McGann
Born
County Kildare, Ireland[1]
Occupation(s)Director and filmmaker

Laura McGann is an Irish filmmaker.

McGann wrote and directed The Deepest Breath which was released on Netflix in 2023. The documentary focuses on Italian freediver Alessia Zecchini and Irish rescue diver Stephen Keenan.[1]

She has previously made a documentary focused on roller derby called Revolutions.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Balaji, Rohit (11 July 2023). "Co Kildare director Laura McGann on capturing unseen world of freediving in The Deepest Breath". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

Arlette Mawe Fokoa

Arlette Mawe Fokoa (born 22 February 1989)[1] is a Cameroonian para shot putter.

  1. ^ "Arlette Mawe Fokoa". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

Timeline of Perth history

1100–1799

  1. ^ "Malcolm IV". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17860. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Perth Castle | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

Timeline of Stirling history

Élisa Blanc

Élisa Blanc
Born(1883-04-14)14 April 1883
Vonnas, France
Died23 December 1949(1949-12-23) (aged 66)
Vonnas, France
OccupationChef

Élisa Blanc (14 April 1883–23 December 1949) was a French Michelin-starred chef.

She was first awarded a Michelin Star in 1929 for her frogs' legs, chicken in cream sauce and potatoes with mushrooms. She was awarded a second star in 1931.[1]

[2]

Her daughter-in-law Paulette took over the resteraunt in 1934 and her grandson took it over in 1965.[1]

  1. ^ a b New Larousse Gastronomique. Octopus. 2 August 2018. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-600-63587-1.
  2. ^ Chelminski, Rudolph (18 October 2007). I'll Drink to That: Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World's Most Popular Wine. Penguin. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-1-4406-1974-8.

Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Scotland at the
1982 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeSCO
CGACommonwealth Games Scotland
in Brisbane, Australia
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
12
Total
26
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Scotland competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia between 30 September and 9 October 1982.[1]

Scotland finished 4th in the medals table with 8 gold, 6 silver and 12 bronze medals.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. pp. 121–122. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.

Scotland 2010 CG, Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jak Scott 50 metre freestyle 23.96 6 — did not advance
Sean Fraser 50 metre freestyle S9 28.60 Q[1] — 28.63 6[2]
Sean Fraser 100 metre freestyle S8 — 1:00.77 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[3]
David Carry 200 metre freestyle 1:48.84 2 Q — 1:49.19 8
Robert Renwick 1:48.73 1 Q 1:47.88 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Andrew Hunter 1:49.52 5 did not advance
David Carry 400 metre freestyle 3:51.73 3 Q —
Robert Renwick 3:50.85 2 Q
Craig McNally 100 metre backstroke
Craig McNally 200 metre backstroke
Kristopher Gilchrist 100 metre breaststroke
Michael Jamieson
Kristopher Gilchrist 200 metre breaststroke 2:12.76 1 Q — 2:11.77 5
Michael Jamieson 2:12.83 1 Q 2:10.97 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Andrew Mayor 50 metre butterfly
Andrew Mayor 100 metre butterfly
Cameron Brodie
Lewis Smith 200 metre butterfly
Cameron Brodie
Andrew Mayor
Lewis Smith 200 metre individual medley
Lewis Smith 400 metre individual medley
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Andrew Hunter
David Carry
Jak Scott
Robert Renwick[4] 		4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 7:14.02 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kristopher Gilchrist
Andrew Mayor
Craig McNally
David Carry[4] 		4 × 100 metre medley relay 3:48.850 3

Source: [5]

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lucy Ellis 50 metre freestyle 26.63 Q 26.77 7 did not advance
Sarah Hamilton 26.80 Q 26.83 7
Caitlin McClatchey 100 metre freestyle
Sara Hamilton
Lucy Ellis
Caitlin McClatchey 200 metre freestyle
Caitlin McClatchey 400 metre freestyle DNS —
Megan Gilchrist
Megan Gilchrist 800 metre freestyle
Kathryn Johnstone 50 metre breaststroke
Corrie Scott
Kerry Buchan
Kerry Buchan 100 metre breaststroke
Kathryn Johnstone
Corrie Scott
Kerry Buchan 200 metre breaststroke
Hannah Miley
Louise Pate 50 metre butterfly
Louise Pate 100 metre butterfly
Hannah Miley 200 metre individual medley
Hannah Miley 400 metre individual medley 4:43.78 1 Q — 4:38.83 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Corrie Scott 5:03.66 6 — did not advance
Lucy Ellis
Sara Hamilton
Caitlin McClatchey
Hannah Miley[4] 		4 × 100 metre freestyle relay —
Lucy Ellis
Megan Gilchrist
Caitlin McClatchey
Hannah Miley[4] 		4 × 200 metre freestyle relay —
Kerry Buchan
Louise Pate
Caitlin McClatchey
Hannah Miley[4] 		4 × 100 metre medley relay — 4:11.53 5

Source: [5]

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Day Three Prelims". Swimming World News. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Matthew Cowdrey Sets ParaSport World Record During Day Three Finals". Swimming World News. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ "FRASER Sean". scottishdisabilitysport.com. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Swimmers Selected for Team Scotland, Delhi 2010". Team Scotland. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Commonwealth Games 2010: Swimming results". BBC News. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

St Margaret's Church, Dunfermline

St Margaret's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Dunfermline, Scotland.

It was designed by Robert Rowand Anderson in 1889. It was completed in 1896[1]

  1. ^ Gifford, John (2003). The Buildings of Scotland: Fife (1. publ ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-0-300-09673-6.

Carmen Smart

Carmen Smart (born 20 August 1960)[1] is a Welsh former athlete.

She ran for Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club where she achieved the club record for the women's 200m in 1982 which was unbeaten until 2017,[2] and the club record for the women's 100m in 1989 which she still holds.[3]

She competed at the Commonwealth Games in 1982,[4] 1986, where she won a won a bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay,[5] and 1990.[6]

  1. ^ "Carmen SMART | Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Athlete of the month - Charlotte Wingfield". www.cardiffathletics.org. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Club Records - Senior Men". www.cardiffathletics.org. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES RESULTS". Canberra Times. 6 October 1982. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Results: Day Nine". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Times Sport XIVth Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 1990". Canberra Times. 29 January 1990. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

Assembly Rooms (Glasgow)

The Assembly Rooms was a public gathering space on Ingram Street, Glasgow.

The Assembly Rooms opened as the New Assembly and Concert Rooms

Maria Latos

She became the first German rugby sevens referee to appear in the Olympics.[1]

  1. ^ "Rugby sevens match officials unveiled for Olympic Games Paris 2024 | Women in Rugby | women.rugby". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

Canada at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Medallists

Aquatics

The aquatics events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.[1]

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
John Nash Springboard 647.64 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[2]
Randy Sageman 615.99 5[2]
David Bédard 585.24 7[2]
David Bédard Highboard 576.81 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[3]
John Nash 560.25 4[3]
Jeff Hirst 555.66 5[3]
Women
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Debbie Fuller Springboard 513.09 1st place, gold medalist(s)[3]
Kathy Keleman 484.65 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[3]
Jenny Tysdale 440.70 7[3]
Debbie Fuller Highboard 431.61 1st place, gold medalist(s)[2]
Jenny McArton 389.46 5[2]
Jenny Tysdale 383.88 6[2]

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Sandy Goss 100 metre freestyle 51.61 1 Q 51.45 4[4]
Vlastimil Cerny 51.95 2 Q 51.53 6[4]
Blair Hicken 51.72 2 Q 51.61 7[4]
Tom Ponting 200 metre freestyle 1:52.72 2 Q 1:52.37 4[2]
Sandy Goss 1:53.85 3 did not advance[2]
Scott Flowers 1:53.17 2 Q 1:53.76 7[2]
Scott Flowers 400 metre freestyle 3:57.66 3 Q 3:57.43 4[5]
Chris Bowie 4:00.32 4 Q 3:58.28 7[5]
Turlough O'Hare 3:58.81 2 Q 3:58.33 8[5]
Harry Taylor 1500 metre freestyle 15:54.50 2 Q[6] 15:24.54 5[3]
Turlough O'Hare 16:06.16 5 did not advance[6]
Chris Chalmers 15:42.62 1 Q[6] 15:18.05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[3]
Sean Murphy 100 metre backstroke 58.03 1 Q 57.93 4[6]
Mike West 57.85 2 Q 57.46 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[6]
Mark Tewksbury 57.33 1 Q 56.45 1st place, gold medalist(s)[6]
Sandy Goss 200 metre backstroke 2:03.67 1 Q 2:02.55 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
Mike West 2:05.57 2 Q 2:04.86 5[4]
Sean Murphy 2:04.32 1 Q 2:03.05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[4]
Rob Chernoff 100 metre breaststroke 1:06.57 3 did not advance[5]
Darcy Wallingford 1:05.84 2 Q 1:05.61 7[5]
Victor Davis 1:02.56 1 Q 1:03.01 1st place, gold medalist(s)[5]
Alex Baumann 200 metre breaststroke 2:21.53 1 Q 2:20.83 4[2]
Rob Chernoff 2:23.22 3 did not advance[2]
Victor Davis 2:17.96 1 Q 2:16.70 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[2]
Vlastimil Cerny 100 metre butterfly 56.11 2 Q 55.74 6[7]
Tom Ponting 54.68 1 Q 54.56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[7]
Claude Lamy 56.66 4 did not advance[7]
Tom Ponting 200 metre butterfly 1:59.94 1 Q 1:58.54 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[6]
Michael Meldrum 2:05.04 3 did not advance[6]
Vlastimil Cerny 2:03.41 3 Q 2:01.33 5[6]
Victor Davis 200 metre individual medley 2:06.18 1 Q 2:05.75 5[3]
Alex Baumann 2:05.91 1 Q 2:01.80 1st place, gold medalist(s)[3]
Rob Chernoff 2:08.28 4 2:08.81 7[3]
Alex Baumann 400 metre Individual Medley 4:28.35 1 Q 2:05.10 1st place, gold medalist(s)[7]
Jon Kelly 4:30.63 3 Q 4:27.26 5[7]
Deke Botsford 4:32.89 5 4:33.05 8[7]
Vlastimil Cerny
Sandy Goss
Blair Hicken
Alex Baumann 		4x100 metre freestyle relay — 3:22.98 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[2]
Sandy Goss
Scott Flowers
Tom Ponting
Paul Szekula 		4x200 metre freestyle relay — 7:29.52 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[7]
Mike West (Heat)
Darcy Wallingford (Heat)
Claude Lamy (Heat)
Sandy Goss (Heat)
Mark Tewksbury (Final)
Victor Davis (Final)
Tom Ponting (Final)
Alex Baumann (Final) 		4x100 metre medlay relay 3:54.77 1 Q 3:44.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)[3]
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Pamela Rai 100 metre freestyle 58.76 2 Q 58.81 7[5]
Jane Kerr 57.64 1 Q 57.62 1st place, gold medalist(s)[5]
Patricia Noall 59.14 3 Q 58.94 8[5]
Jane Kerr 200 metre freestyle — 2:03.40 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[6]
Patricia Noall 2:05.04 6[6]
Debbie Wurzburger 400 metre freestyle 4:19.98 4 Q 4:20.97 7[4]
Donna McGinnis 4:16.93 2 Q 4:16.21 4[4]
Sara Frisby 4:25.25 5 did not advance[4]
Debbie Wurzburger 800 metre freestyle 8:45.94 3 Q[2] 8:44.16 5[6]
Kim Milne 8:54.00 4 Q[2] 8:57.94 8[6]
Barbara McBain 100 metre backstroke 1:05.84 3 did not advance[4]
Jennifer McElroy 1:07.83 5
Pascale Choquet 1:06.41 5
Jane Kerr 200 metre backstroke 2:27.10 5 did not advance[3]
Pascale Choquet 2:21.57 3 Q 2:22.02 8[3]
Barabara McCain 2:22.09 4 did not advance[3]
Kathy Pearson 100 metre breaststroke 1:14.21 3 did not advance[2]
Allison Higson 1:11.78 1 Q 1:10.84 1st place, gold medalist(s)[2]
Cindy Õunpuu 1:12.63 2 Q 1:12.55 5[2]
Allison Higson 200 metre breaststroke 2:36.21 1 Q 2:31.20 1st place, gold medalist(s)[7]
Cindy Õunpuu 2:34.81 1 Q 2:32.63 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[7]
Susan Atkey 2:41.44 4 did not advance[7]
Jill Horstead 100 metre butterfly 1:04.69 3 did not advance[2]
Pamela Rai 1:03.80 3 Q 1:03.48 7[2]
Michelle MacPherson 1:03.99 3 Q 1:03.66 8[2]
Sophie Dufour 200 metre butterfly 2:21.61 4 did not advance[3]
Jill Horstead 2:16.51 2 Q 2:14.53 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[3]
Donna McGinnis 2:12.71 1 Q 2:11.97 1st place, gold medalist(s)[3]
Jane Kerr 200 metre individual medley 2:21.11 1 Q 2:18.73 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[7]
Jennifer McElroy 2:22.74 3 Q Disqualified[7]
Karin Helmstaedt 2:22.48 5 Q 2:21.05 4[7]
Donna McGinnis 400 metre individual medley 4:54.42 1 Q 4:51.62 4[5]
Sara Frisby 5:03.07 5 did not advance[5]
Jennifer McElroy 5:01.74 5
Angela Nugent
Jane Kerr
Patricia Noall
Pamela Rai 		4x100 metre freestyle relay — 3:48.45 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
Sophie Dufour
Donna McGinnis
Jane Kerr
Patricia Noall 		4x200 metre freestyle relay — 8:20.78 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[5]
Barbara McBain
Allison Higson
Donna McGinnis
Jane Kerr 		4×100 metre medley relay — 4:14.89 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[6]
Synchronised swimming
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Sylvie Frechette Synchronised solo 199.50 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
Michelle Cameron
Carolyn Waldo 		Synchronised duet 199.54 1st place, gold medalist(s)[8]

Athletics

Men
Track and road
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Desai Williams 100 metres 10.49 2 Q[7] 10.41 2 Q 10.36 4[4]
Ben Johnson 10.15 1 Q[7] 10.18 1 Q 10.07 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
Michael Dwyer 10.81 4 Q[7] 10.42 5 did not advance[4]
Michael Dwyer 200 metres 22.22 2 Q[9] 20.97 3 Q 20.98 6[10]
Atlee Mahorn 20.98 1 Q[9] 20.68 1 Q 20.31 1st place, gold medalist(s)[10]
Ben Johnson 20.84 2 Q[9] 21.28 4 20.64 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[10]
Anton Skerritt 400 metres 47.53 3 Q[7] 47.74 5 q 47.97 8[4]
Andre Smith 47.21 3 Q[7] 47.96 4 did not advance[4]
Brian Thompson 800 metres 1:53.25 2 Q 1:50.25 7 did not advance[2]
Simon Hoogewerf 1:51.90 3 Q 1:47.63 2 Q[2] 1:49.04 6[10]
1500 metres [11] [12]
5000 metres [10]
Paul McCloy 10,000 metres — 28.29 4[7]
Paul Williams 28.41 6[7]
Mark McKoy 110 metres hurdle — 13.68 2 Q[7] 13.31 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
Jeff Glass 13.87 3 Q[7] 14.39 8[4]
John Graham 400 metres hurdles — 52.63 1 Q[4] 50.25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[2]
Lloyd Guss 52.36 3 Q[4] 20.56 4[2]
Pierre Leveille 52.75 4 q[4] 51.54 7[2]
Graeme Fell 3000 metres steeplechase — 8:24.48 1st place, gold medalist(s)[13]
Phillip Laheurte 8:52.53 9[13]
Robert Rice 9:25.84 13[13]
4 × 100 metres relay [12]
4 × 400 metres relay [14]
Marathon [15]
30 kilometres walk [16]
Field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
High jump [17]
Pole vault [18]
Long jump [10]
Triple jump [19]
Shot put [18]
Discus throw [14]
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m[4] LJ [4] SP [4] HJ [4] 400 m[4] 110H [2] DT [2] PV [2] JT [2] 1500 m[2] Final Rank
Gordon Orlikow Result 11.14 7.14 12.42 1.90 49.91 14.70 37.34 4.40 51.14 4:29.35 7424 6[2]
Points 830 847 632 714 819 886 611 731 605 749
Dave Steen Result 11.14 7.40 13.22 2.02 48.45 14.91 43.63 5.00 60.18 4:22.65 8173 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[2]
Points 830 910 681 822 887 860 738 910 741 794
Mike Smith Result 11.14 7.01 12.64 1.99 48.74 15.48 37.34 3.80 60.72 4:38.48 7363 7[2]
Points 830 816 645 794 874 792 611 562 749 690
Women
Track and road
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Angela Bailey 100 metres 11.31 2 Q 11.35 4[4]
Angella Issajenko 11.25 2 Q 11.21 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[4]
Esmie Lawrence 11.68 5 did not advance[4]
Angella Issajenko 200 metres 22.96 1 Q[2] [10]
Esmie Lawrence 23.70 4 q[2] [10]
Charmaine Crooks 400 metres 53.39 1 Q[7] 52.02 5[4]
Jillian Richardson 53.11 2 Q[7] 51.62 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[4]
Marita Payne 53.51 3 Q[7] 52.00 4[4]
Renée Belanger 800 metres 2:03.46 3 Q[2] [10]
Camille Cato 2:04.08 5 q[2] [10]
Brit McRoberts 2:04.33 3 Q[2] [10]
1500 metres [20]
Lynn Williams 3000 metres — 8:54.29 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
Debbie Bowker 8:45.83 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[4]
Nancy Rooks 10,000 metres — 32:30.71 4[2]
Sue Lee 32:30.75 5[2]
Carole Rouillard 33:22.31 8[2]
100 metres hurdles [3]
Gwen Wall 400 metres hurdles 57.38 1 Q[4] 57.49 4[2]
Donalda Duprey 58.95 3 Q[4] 56.55 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[2]
Andrea Page 1:00.96 5 did not advance[4]
4 × 100 metres relay [14]
4 × 400 metres relay [14]
Marathon [11]
Field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
High jump [15]
Long jump [15]
Melody Torcolacci Shot put 16.76 4[2]
Rosemary Hauch 15.29 7[2]
Gale Zaphiropoulos Discus throw 52.28 5[4]
Michelle Brotherton 49.84 7[4]
Javelin throw
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H [5] HJ [7] SP [7] 200 m[7] LJ [4] JT [4] 800 m Final Rank
Linda Spenst Result 13.82 1.73 9.95 25.50 5.93 40.30 2:16.52 5634 5[4]
Points 1004 891 526 841 828 673
Alison Armstrong Result 14.68 1.70 12.73 26.78 5.31 — DNF[4]
Points 884 855 709 730 645

Badminton

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final/
Bronze Medal Match 		Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Mike Butler Men's singles  Kerrin Harrison (NZL)
W (15-5, 15-8) 		 Alexander White (SCO)
L (15-2, 15-6) 		did not advance[21]
John Goss  Kenny Middlemiss (SCO)
L (15-5, 15-9) 		did not advance[21]
Linda Cloutier Women's singles  Tracey Small (AUS)
W (11-2, 11-9) 		 Helen Troke (ENG)
L (11-2, 11-0) 		did not advance[21]
Claire Sharpe  Amy Chan (HKG)
W (11-8, 4-11, 11-8) 		 Gillian Clark (ENG)
L (11-11, 11-6)
Denyse Julien  Elinor Allen (SCO)
W (11-3, 11-5) 		 Gillian Gowers (ENG)
W (12-0, 11-6)[21] 		 Fiona Elliott (ENG)
L (11-6, 11-0)[22] 		 Gillian Clark (ENG)
L (11-3, 11-3) 		4[23]
Sandra Skillings  Fiona Elliott (ENG)
L (11-0, 11-4) 		did not advance[21]
Mike Butler
Ken Poole 		Men's doubles  Bill Thompson
Rikki Keag (NIR)
W (17-16, 15-4)[24] 		 Billy Gilliland
Dan Travers (SCO)
L (15-3, 15-3) 		did not advance[21]
Mike de Belle
Mike Bitten 		 Ismail Shareef
Mohamed Vajeeh (MAL)
W (15-0, 15-1)[24] 		 Kerrin Harrison
Glenn Stewart (NZL)
L (12-15, 15-10, 18-13)
Claire Sharpe
Linda Cloutier 		Women's doubles  Sarah Doody
Lesley Roberts (WAL)
W (15-3, 15-12) 		 Barbara Beckett
Holly Lane (NIR)
W (15-9, 15-1)[6] 		 Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers (ENG)
L (15-10, 15-6)[25] 		 Helen Troke
Fiona Elliott (ENG)
L (15-8, 15-11) 		4[26]
Denyse Julien
Johanne Falardeau 		 Christine Heatly
Aileen Nairn (SCO)
W (15-3, 15-8) 		 Rhonda Cator
Audrey Tuckey (AUS)
W (18-13, 15-11)[6] 		 Helen Troke
Fiona Elliott (ENG)
W (15-11, 15-2)[25] 		 Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers (ENG)
L (15-6, 15-7) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)[26]
Ken Poole
Linda Cloutier 		Mixed doubles  Ken Middlemiss
Alieen Nairn (SCO)
W (15-9, 15-10) 		 Richard Outterside
Gillian Clark (ENG)
W (6-15, 15-6, 15-7)[22] 		 Michael Scandolera
Audrey Tuckey (AUS)
L (15-12, 12-15, 15-2)[27] 		 Billy Gilliland
Christine Heatly (SCO)
L (15-12, 17-14) 		4[23]
John Goss
Sandra Skillings 		 Glenn Stewart
Karen Phillips (NZL)
L (15-5, 15-10) 		did not advance[22]
 Canada Mixed team —  Isle of Man (IOM)
W 5-0
 Scotland (SCO)
W 3-2[7] 		 Australia (AUS)
W 5-0 		 England (ENG)
L 5-0 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)[4]

Boxing

Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Light flyweight (48kg) — [3] [18]
Flyweight (51kg) [7]
Bantamweight (54kg) [4] [3] [18]
Featherweight (57kg) [5]
Lightweight (60kg)
Light welterweight (63.5kg) [3]
Welterweight (67kg) [2] [3] [18]
Light middleweight (71kg) [7] [3] [18]
Middleweight (75kg) [6] [3] [28]
Light heavyweight (81kg) [7] [3] [18]
Heavyweight (91kg) [7] [3] [18]
Super Heavyweight (>91kg) [7] [3] [18]

Cycling

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final/Bronze Medal Match
Time/
Score 		Rank Time/
Score 		Rank Time/
Score 		Rank Time/
Score 		Rank
Time trial — [7]
Sprint [4] [6] [29] [25]
Individual pursuit [4] [6]
Team pursuit [30]
Road race — [31]
Team time trial — [5]

Lawn bowls

The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Round Robin Rank
Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score
Singles
Pairs
Fours —
Women
Athlete Event Round Robin Rank
Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score
Singles —
Pairs —
Fours

Rowing

Men
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Single sculls [5] [32]
Double sculls [2] [6]
Coxless pairs [2] [6]
Coxless fours [2] [6]
Coxed fours [2] [6]
Eights — [7]
Lightweight single sculls [5]
Lightweight coxless fours — [7]
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Single sculls
Double sculls [7]
Coxless pairs [5]
Coxed fours [6]
Eights
Lightweight single sculls [6]
Lightweight coxless four [6]

Shooting

Open events
Pistol
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Free Pistol [3]
[3]
Free Pistol – Pairs [5]
Centre-Fire Pistol [15]
[15]
Centre-Fire Pistol – Pairs [2]
Rapid-Fire Pistol [3]
[3]
Rapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs [7]
Air Pistol [30]
[30]
Air Pistol – Pairs [4]
Rifle
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Rifle Prone [6]
[6]
Rifle Prone – Pairs [7]
Rifle Three Positions [30]
[30]
Rifle Three Positions – Pairs [4]
Full Bore Rifle [30]
[30]
Full Bore Rifle – Pairs [2]
Air Rifle [3]
[3]
Air Rifle – Pairs [5]
Shotgun
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Trap [6]
[6]
Trap – Pairs [5]
Skeet [15]
[15]
Skeet – Pairs [7]

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Weight Lifted Total Rank
Snatch Clean & jerk
56kg
60kg
67.5kg [7]
82.5kg [4]
90kg [2]
100kg [2]
110kg [6]

Wrestling

Athlete Event Group rounds Finals
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Light flyweight (48kg) [3] [30] —[15] [33]
Flyweight (52kg) — [3] [15]
Bantamweight (57kg) [3] [30] [15]
Featherweight (62kg) [3] [30] [15]
Lightweight (68kg) — [30] [15]
Welterweight (74kg) — [3] [15]
Middleweight (82kg) [30] — [34]
Light heavyweight (90kg) — [30] [15]
Heavyweight (100kg) [15]
Super heavyweight (100kg) — [30] [15]
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Rebecca Lawrence

Lawrence has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the British Library and is due to commence the post on 2 January 2025.[1]

  1. ^ "Rebecca Lawrence appointed as new Chief Executive of the British Library". The British Library. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

Louiza Theophanous

Louiza Theophanous (born 21 April 1977)[1] is a Cypriot sport shooter.

She won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women's skeet pairs event alongside Andri Eleftheriou[2] and a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships.[1]

  1. ^ a b "International Shooting Sport Federation". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's skeet pairs gold to Australia". ABC News. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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