Malcolm Pemberton

Malcolm Pemberton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born15 March 1937[1]
Newport, Wales
DiedAugust 1993
Stevenage, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Discus throw
ClubBirmingham Univ AC
Newport Harriers

Malcolm Wilmot Pemberton (15 March 1937 – August 1993) was a track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Pemberton studied at the University of Birmingham and represented their athletics team, he was also a member of the Newport Harriers.[2]

In June 1958 he represented South Wales against North Wales in a warm up event before the Empire Games, finishing runner-up behind Hywel Williams in the discus throw event.[3] The same outcome arrived at the 1958 AAA Welsh championships, with Pemberton again second behind Williams.[4]

He represented the 1958 Welsh team[5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[6] where he participated in one event;[7] the discus throw.[8]

Pemberton also played rugby union at junior level and toured South Africa with the Welsh Secondary Schools.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ^ "They wear the Red Dragon". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Three athletic records go". Western Mail. 30 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "A.A.A. Results". Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Britain's sprint hope in two Games events". Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  8. ^ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
  9. ^ "Athletics Team". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.