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The '''Scottish Sports Hall of Fame''' is the national sports [[hall of fame]] of Scotland, set up in 2002.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/history/ |title=History |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref> It is a joint project organised by [[sportscotland]], the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and [[National Museums Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12132490.Hall_of_fame_for_Scottish_winners/ |title=Hall of fame for Scottish winners |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=1 December 2001 |accessdate=20 August 2016}}</ref> It is also funded by [[BBC Scotland]] and donations from the general public. The founding [[patron]]s were [[Anne, Princess Royal]], a notable supporter of the [[Scotland national rugby union team]]; [[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] [[Jack McConnell]]; and [[Formula One]] legend [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref name="BBC patrons">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2530435.stm |title=Scotland honours sporting legends |work=[[BBC News]] |date=30 November 2002}}</ref>
The '''Scottish Sports Hall of Fame''' is the national sports [[hall of fame]] of Scotland, set up in 2002.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/about/ |title=About |publisher=[[Sportscotland]] |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref> It is a joint project organised by [[sportscotland]], the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and [[National Museums Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12132490.Hall_of_fame_for_Scottish_winners/ |title=Hall of fame for Scottish winners |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=1 December 2001 |access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref> It is also funded by [[BBC Scotland]] and donations from the general public. The founding [[patron]]s were [[Anne, Princess Royal]], a notable supporter of the [[Scotland national rugby union team]]; [[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] [[Jack McConnell]]; and [[Formula One]] triple world champion [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref name="BBC patrons">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2530435.stm |title=Scotland honours sporting legends |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=30 November 2002}}</ref>


==Inductees==
==Inductees==
As of 2015, there have been eight rounds of inductions into the Hall of Fame:
{{asof|2023|post=,}} there have been ten rounds of inductions into the Hall of Fame:
# 2002: initial 50 inductees.<ref name="2002 ind">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2530591.stm |title=The names in the Hall of Fame |work=BBC News |date=30 November 2002}}</ref>
# 2002: initial 50 inductees.<ref name="2002 ind">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2530591.stm |title=The names in the Hall of Fame |publisher=BBC News |date=30 November 2002}}</ref>
# 2003: 14 inductees.<ref name="2003 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1185&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2003: 14 inductees.<ref name="2003 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2004: 6 inductees.<ref name="2004 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1186&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2004: 6 inductees.<ref name="2004 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2007: 8 inductees.<ref name="2007 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1184&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2007: 8 inductees.<ref name="2007 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2008: 4 inductees.<ref name="2008 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1115&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2008: 4 inductees.<ref name="2008 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gillon |first1=Doug |title=Late champion McRae is one of four new Scottish inductees |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12372523.late-champion-mcrae-one-four-new-scottish-inductees/ |access-date=12 September 2021 |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |agency=Newsquest Media Group |date=4 November 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
# 2010: 6 inductees.<ref name="2010 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1114&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2010: 6 inductees.<ref name="2010 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2012: 6 inductees.<ref name="2012 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1113&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2012: 6 inductees.<ref name="2012 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2015: 5 inductees.<ref name="2015 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1468&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-34732291 |title=Sir Chris Hoy inducted into Scottish Sports Hall of Fame |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=5 November 2015 |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2015: 5 inductees.<ref name="2015 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-34732291 |title=Sir Chris Hoy inducted into Scottish Sports Hall of Fame |publisher=BBC News |date=5 November 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2022: 1 inductee.<ref name="2022 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref>
# 2023: 2 inductees.<ref name="2023 ind">{{cite web |url=https://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/ |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref>


===[[sport of athletics|Athletics]] and [[Highland games]]===
===[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] and [[Highland games]]===
*[[Bill Anderson (Highland games)|Bill Anderson]] (born 1937)<ref name="2007 ind"/>
*[[Bill Anderson (Highland games)|Bill Anderson]] (1937-2019)<ref name="2007 ind"/>
*[[Donald Dinnie]] (1837–1916)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Donald Dinnie]] (1837–1916)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Wyndham Halswelle]] (1882–1915)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
*[[Wyndham Halswelle]] (1882–1915)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
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===[[Baseball]]===
===[[Baseball]]===
[[File:Bobby Thomson 1951.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bobby Thomson]] hit one of the most famous [[walk-off home run]]s in baseball history, the '[[Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)|Shot Heard Round the World]]'.]]
*[[Bobby Thomson]] (1923&ndash;2010)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
*[[Bobby Thomson]] (1923&ndash;2010)<ref name="2003 ind"/>


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===[[Boxing]]===
===[[Boxing]]===
*[[Ken Buchanan]] (born 1945)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Ken Buchanan]] (1945&ndash;2023)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Benny Lynch]] (1913&ndash;1946)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Benny Lynch]] (1913&ndash;1946)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Walter McGowan]] (born 1942)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Walter McGowan]] (1942&ndash;2016)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Dick McTaggart]] (born 1935)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Dick McTaggart]] (born 1935)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Jackie Paterson]] (1920&ndash;1966)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Jackie Paterson]] (1920&ndash;1966)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
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===[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]] ===
===[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]] ===
[[File:2010_World_Champs_Chris_Hoy.jpg|thumb|right|[[Chris Hoy]] is a six-time Olympic gold medalist and an eleven-time world champion]]
*[[Chris Hoy]] (born 1976)<ref name="2015 ind"/>
*[[Chris Hoy]] (born 1976)<ref name="2015 ind"/>
*[[Robert Millar]] (born 1958)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
*[[Robert Millar]] (born 1958)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
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*[[Matt Busby]] (1909–1994)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Matt Busby]] (1909–1994)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Kenny Dalglish]] (born 1951)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Kenny Dalglish]] (born 1951)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Julie Fleeting]] (born 1980)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ayrshire-today.co.uk/sport/23983457.julie-fleeting-ayrshire-hero-inducted-hall-fame/ | title=Julie Fleeting: Ayrshire hero inducted into hall of fame | work=www.ayrshire-today.co.uk | date=12 December 2023|access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[Archie Gemmill]] (born 1947)<ref name="2012 ind"/>
*[[Archie Gemmill]] (born 1947)<ref name="2012 ind"/>
*[[John Greig]] (born 1942)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[John Greig]] (born 1942)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
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===[[Golf]]===
===[[Golf]]===
[[Image:TommyArmour1927.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tommy Armour]], 'The Silver Scot']]
[[Image:James_Braid_golf_1927.jpg|thumb|right|[[James Braid (golfer)]], five times [[The Open Championship|The Open]] Champion]]
*[[Willie Anderson (golfer)|Willie Anderson]] (1879&ndash;1910)<ref name="2012 ind"/>
*[[Willie Anderson (golfer)|Willie Anderson]] (1879&ndash;1910)<ref name="2012 ind"/>
*[[Tommy Armour]] (1895&ndash;1968)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Tommy Armour]] (1895&ndash;1968)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
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===[[Motorsport]]===
===[[Motorsport]]===


[[Image:StewartJackie19690801MatraFord.jpg|thumb|[[Jackie Stewart]], 'The Flying Scot', at the [[Nürburgring]] with the [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]–[[Cosworth]] that took him to the [[Formula One]] World Championship title in 1969]]
[[Image:StewartJackie19690801MatraFord.jpg|thumb|[[Jackie Stewart]], 'The Flying Scot', at the [[Nürburgring]] in [[Germany]] with the [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]–[[Cosworth]] that took him to the [[Formula One]] World Championship title in 1969]]


*[[Louise Aitken-Walker]] (born 1960)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Louise Aitken-Walker]] (born 1960)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Jim Clark]] (1936–1968)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Jim Clark]] (1936–1968)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Dario Franchitti]] (born 1973)<ref name="2022 ind"/>
*[[Jimmie Guthrie]] (1897–1937)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
*[[Jimmie Guthrie]] (1897–1937)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
*[[Steve Hislop]] (1962–2003)<ref name="2010 ind"/>
*[[Steve Hislop]] (1962–2003)<ref name="2010 ind"/>
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*[[Jackie Stewart]] (born 1939)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Jackie Stewart]] (born 1939)<ref name="2002 ind"/>


===[[Mountaineering]] and [[Hillwalking]]===
===[[Mountaineering]] and [[hillwalking]]===
[[File:Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce.jpg|right|thumb|Captain [[Robert Barclay-Allardyce]], the Celebrated Pedestrian, by [[Hill & Adamson]].]]
[[File:Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce.jpg|right|thumb|Captain [[Robert Barclay-Allardyce]], the Celebrated Pedestrian, by [[Hill & Adamson]].]]
*[[Robert Barclay Allardice]] (1779&ndash;1854)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Robert Barclay Allardice]] (1779&ndash;1854)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Dougal Haston]] (1940&ndash;1977)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Dougal Haston]] (1940&ndash;1977)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Hamish MacInnes]] (born 1930)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
*[[Hamish MacInnes]] (1930–2020)<ref name="2003 ind"/>


===[[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]===
===[[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]===
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*[[Robert Wilson Shaw]] (1913&ndash;1979)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Robert Wilson Shaw]] (1913&ndash;1979)<ref name="2002 ind"/>


===[[Sailing]]===
===[[Sailing (sport)|Sailing]]===
*[[Chay Blyth]] (born 1940)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Chay Blyth]] (born 1940)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Shirley Robertson]] (born 1968)<ref name="2015 ind"/>
*[[Shirley Robertson]] (born 1968)<ref name="2015 ind"/>
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===[[Shinty]]===
===[[Shinty]]===
*[[John Cattanach (shinty)|John Cattanach]] (1885&ndash;1915)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[John Cattanach (shinty)|John Cattanach]] (1885&ndash;1915)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Ronald Ross (shinty player)|Ronald Ross]] (born 1975)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/shinty/6286272/shinty-ronald-ross-inducted-scottish-sporting-hall-fame/ | title=Shinty icon Ronald Ross inducted into Scottish Sporting Hall of Fame | work=www.pressandjournal.co.uk | date=10 December 2023|access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref>


===[[Shooting]]===
===[[Shooting sports|Shooting]]===
*[[Alister Allan]] (born 1944)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Alister Allan]] (born 1944)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Shirley McIntosh]] (born 1965)<ref name="2015 ind"/>
*[[Shirley McIntosh]] (born 1965)<ref name="2015 ind"/>


===[[swimming (sport)|Swimming]]===
===[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]===
*[[Ian Black (swimmer)|Ian Black]] (born 1941)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Ian Black (swimmer)|Ian Black]] (born 1941)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Kenny Cairns]] (born 1957)<ref name="2015 ind"/>
*[[Kenny Cairns]] (born 1957)<ref name="2015 ind"/>
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*[[Nancy Riach]] (1927&ndash;1947)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Nancy Riach]] (1927&ndash;1947)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[Jack Wardrop]] (born 1932)<ref name="2004 ind"/>
*[[Jack Wardrop]] (born 1932)<ref name="2004 ind"/>
*[[David Wilkie (swimmer)|David Wilkie]] (born 1954)<ref name="2002 ind"/>
*[[David Wilkie (swimmer)|David Wilkie]] (1954-2024)<ref name="2002 ind"/>


===[[Table Tennis]]===
===[[Table tennis]]===
*[[Helen Elliot]] (1927&ndash;2013)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
*[[Helen Elliot]] (1927&ndash;2013)<ref name="2003 ind"/>


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===[[Powerlifting|Weightlifting]]===
===[[Powerlifting|Weightlifting]]===
*[[John McNiven]] (born 1935)<ref name="2003 ind"/>
*[[John McNiven (weightlifter)|John McNiven]] (born 1935)<ref name="2003 ind"/>


===Multiple sports===
===Multiple sports===
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*[[Isabel Newstead]] (1955–2007), 18 [[Paralympic]] medals in swimming, athletics and shooting.<ref name="2008 ind"/>
*[[Isabel Newstead]] (1955–2007), 18 [[Paralympic]] medals in swimming, athletics and shooting.<ref name="2008 ind"/>
*[[Kenneth Grant MacLeod]] (1888–1967), rugby union, cricket, football, athletics and golf<ref name="2010 ind"/>
*[[Kenneth Grant MacLeod]] (1888–1967), rugby union, cricket, football, athletics and golf<ref name="2010 ind"/>

===Former members===
*[[Rodney Pattisson]] (born 1943), sailing, removed in 2012 upon request.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Alan |title=Olympic sailor asks to be removed from Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.. because he's English |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/olympic-sailor-asks-to-be-removed-from-scottish-877473 |access-date=16 September 2021 |work=Daily Record |date=8 May 2012 |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{Official website}}


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[[Category:Scottish Sports Hall of Fame inductees| ]]
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[[Category:Sports museums in Scotland]]
[[Category:Sports museums in Scotland]]

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The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame of Scotland, set up in 2002.[1] It is a joint project organised by sportscotland, the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and National Museums Scotland.[2] It is also funded by BBC Scotland and donations from the general public. The founding patrons were Anne, Princess Royal, a notable supporter of the Scotland national rugby union team; First Minister Jack McConnell; and Formula One triple world champion Jackie Stewart.[3]

Inductees

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As of 2023, there have been ten rounds of inductions into the Hall of Fame:

  1. 2002: initial 50 inductees.[4]
  2. 2003: 14 inductees.[5]
  3. 2004: 6 inductees.[6]
  4. 2007: 8 inductees.[7]
  5. 2008: 4 inductees.[8][9]
  6. 2010: 6 inductees.[10]
  7. 2012: 6 inductees.[11]
  8. 2015: 5 inductees.[12][13]
  9. 2022: 1 inductee.[14]
  10. 2023: 2 inductees.[15]
Chris Hoy is a six-time Olympic gold medalist and an eleven-time world champion
James Braid (golfer), five times The Open Champion
Jackie Stewart, 'The Flying Scot', at the Nürburgring in Germany with the MatraCosworth that took him to the Formula One World Championship title in 1969
Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce, the Celebrated Pedestrian, by Hill & Adamson.

Multiple sports

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Former members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About". Sportscotland. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Hall of fame for Scottish winners". The Herald. Glasgow. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Scotland honours sporting legends". BBC News. 30 November 2002.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "The names in the Hall of Fame". BBC News. 30 November 2002.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  9. ^ Gillon, Doug (4 November 2008). "Late champion McRae is one of four new Scottish inductees". The Herald. Glasgow. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Sir Chris Hoy inducted into Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". BBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Julie Fleeting: Ayrshire hero inducted into hall of fame". www.ayrshire-today.co.uk. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Shinty icon Ronald Ross inducted into Scottish Sporting Hall of Fame". www.pressandjournal.co.uk. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  18. ^ Campbell, Alan (8 May 2012). "Olympic sailor asks to be removed from Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.. because he's English". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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