Allan Lindsay
British triple jumper
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Allan Shanks Lindsay (5 March 1926 – 2 April 2014) was a British athlete who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Lindsay was educated at the University of St Andrews and while studying to be a doctor competed for Shotts AC, and with them he won the 1947 and 1948 Scottish triple jump titles.[2]
Lindsay finished second behind Gordon George Avery in the triple jump event at the 1948 AAA Championships[3] but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British triple jump champion.[4][5]
Shortly afterwards he represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he participated in the men's triple jump competition.[2]
Lindsay represented the Scottish athletics team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand and as a member of the Atalanta AC, he could only finish eighth. Later, Lindsay became a triple jump coach.[2]
