| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1946[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
| Club | Maryhill Ladies Athletic Club |
Moira Kerr (born c.1946) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Kerr was a member of the Maryhill Ladies Athletic Club[2] and broke the Scottish shot put record with a throw of 43 feet, 4.5 inches, in May 1964.[3]
Kerr represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[5] participating in one event, the shot put event.[6]
Kerr was a four-times Scottish champion in the shot put, winning the Scottish AAA Championship title in 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1967.[7]
References
- ^ "Running and jumping led her to success". The Scotsman. 12 June 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sensation". Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 5 July 1964. p. 31. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Moira Kerr (West)". The Scotsman. 18 May 1964. p. 9. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Scottish Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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