Peter Isbester
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English/Scottish) |
| Born | 1935[1] Ilford, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
| Club | Ilford AC Oxford University AC |
Peter Isbester (born 1935) is an English-born former track and field athlete who competed for Scotland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Isbester was born in Ilford, London to Scottish parents,[2] and was a member of the Ilford Athletic Club.[3]
He was educated at Wanstead Grammar School and studied at Trinity College, Oxford and was a member of the University of Oxford athletics club.[4] At the 1957 AAA Championships he finished third to fellow Scot Mike Lindsay.[5][6]
He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[7] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[8] participating in one event, the discus throw.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Births Sep 1935". Free BMD. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "Lindsay's best". The Scotsman. 13 July 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletics". Acton Gazette. 15 February 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Oxford's Lead In The Sports". Country Life. 11 April 1957. p. 46. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ "AAA Championship results". Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1957. Retrieved 27 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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