John McNiven (weightlifter)

John McNiven MBE (born 1935) is a Scottish weightlifter who competed at six Commonwealth Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1970 Commonwealth Games and the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[1]

John McNiven
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch Flyweight

McNiven has won twenty five Scottish National championships.[1] He has also competed in 18 World Masters events, winning 14 of them.[1] McNiven was the first weightlifter to receive the World Masters Hall of Fame Award in 1993.[1]

McNiven also worked as a fitter for Regional Railways; he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1994 New Year Honours for services to the sport of Weightlifting.[2][3] He was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[1]

References
  1. "John McNiven". Sport Scotland. 2003. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. United Kingdom list: "No. 53527". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 21.
  3. "McNiven lifts an MBE". The Herald. 31 December 1993. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2013.


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