Archie Murray

Archibald Moir Murray (1902 – date of death unknown) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Archie Murray

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c.1902[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw, Shot put
Club	Field Events Club, Edinburgh

Biography

Murray specialised in both the hammer throw and putting the weight^[2] and was a member of the Field Events Club in Edinburgh.^[3] He was the 1928 Scottish hammer throw champion.^[4]

Leaving Scotland on the Anchor-Donaldson liner Audania, he arrived in Canada^[5] and represented the Scottish Empire Games team^[6] at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,^[7] participating in one event,^[8] the hammer throw.^[9] At the time of the Games he was 28 years old and was living at 20 Warriston Crescent in Edinburgh and was a teacher by profession.^[1]

In 1933 he won both the hammer throw and putting the weight against the Atalanta Club (the combined Scottish Universities team).^[10]