Christopher ("Chris") Francis Black (born 1 January 1950 in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish hammer thrower, who represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 ( Montreal). His best Olympic result was finishing in seventh place at the 1976 Summer Olympics, throwing 73.18 metres.
He held the Scottish record for the hammer throw from 1983 to 2015. [1]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing 
Great Britain and 
Scotland
| ||||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th | 71.18 m |
References
- ^ "Mark Dry breaks Scottish hammer record at Loughborough International". The Herald. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Black". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Chris Black at World Athletics
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- 1950 births
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- Athletes from Edinburgh
- Scottish male hammer throwers
- British male hammer throwers
- British masters athletes
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Scottish athletics biography stubs
Christopher ("Chris") Francis Black (born 1 January 1950 in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish hammer thrower, who represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 ( Montreal). His best Olympic result was finishing in seventh place at the 1976 Summer Olympics, throwing 73.18 metres.
He held the Scottish record for the hammer throw from 1983 to 2015. [1]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing
Great Britain and
Scotland
| ||||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th | 71.18 m |
References
- ^ "Mark Dry breaks Scottish hammer record at Loughborough International". The Herald. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Black". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Chris Black at World Athletics
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| This biographical article relating to Scottish athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Edinburgh
- Scottish male hammer throwers
- British male hammer throwers
- British masters athletes
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Scottish athletics biography stubs