George McCallum (sprinter) explained

Birth Date:30 January 1963
Birth Place:Stirling, Scotland
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprinting

George McCallum (born 30 January 1963) is a Scottish former athlete who competed in sprinting events.

McCallum, the son of a former Third Lanark footballer, was born and raised in Stirling. In 1984 he achieved the 100 metre and 200 metre double at the Scottish championships.[1] [2] He won the Scottish 200 metres title again in 1986, to earn a place on Scotland's Commonwealth Games team. At the Commonwealth Games he narrowly missed a place in the 200 metres final with a ninth placing but ran on the bronze medal-winning relay team.[3]

A graduate of Heriot-Watt University, McCallum works in the finance industry.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Flying Scot . . 2 July 1984. Newspapers.com. subscription.
  2. News: No way back for Walker as Mackie puts on show . . 25 June 2001 . subscription.
  3. News: McCallum gains a bronze consolation . . 8 August 1986. Newspapers.com. subscription.
  4. News: George's Games goal . Stirling Observer . 4 July 1986. Newspapers.com. subscription.