Billy Orbin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1930[1] Motherwell, Scotland |
| Died | 3 April 2023 Middlesbrough, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | Lightweight |
| Club | Motherwell Y.M.C.A. WC |
William "Billy" Orbin (30 September – 3 April 2023) was a weightlifter from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Orbin lived in Vulcan Street, Motherwell and in 1952 was serving with the Royal Air Force in the South of England. However, his club where he conducted his weightlifting was the Motherwell Y.M.C.A. Weightlifting Club.[2]
After finishing runner-up in the 1952 Scottish championships, he won the 1953 Scottish lightweight title.[3] In June 1954 he broke five Irish records when competing in Dublin.[4]
In 1956, he was living in Birmingham and woking as an electrician and had successfully won four consecutive Scottish titles from 1953 to 1956.[5]
He moved to Stockton-on-Tees in Durham and in early 1958 married Doreen Brannen from Hartlepool and was then selected for the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[1] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[6][7] participating in the lightweight category.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Bound for Empire Games". Motherwell Times. 13 June 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Seven weight-lifting records". Motherwell Times. 10 October 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Y.M.C.A. P.C.C". Motherwell Times. 30 October 1953. p. 15. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Broke Five Irish Records in Dublin". Motherwell Times. 18 June 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Here top Defend Scottish Title". Motherwell Times. 6 April 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland's Top Three Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting". Team Scotland. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2025.