Jim Ferguson (weightlifter)

Ferguson, born in Perthshire,^[1] moved to Coatbridge at the age of five. He set numerous Highland games throwing records.^[2] In 1960, he moved to London and trained at Al Murray's gym.^[1]

Ferguson represented the Scotland team^[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 110 kg heavyweight category.^[4]

In 1993, he won a silver medal at the over-35s World Weightlifting Championships and at the time ran his own exercise equipment supply business.^[5] Later he became the manager of the Scottish weightlifting team but was forced to resign in 2002 following allegations of helping competitors to buy performance-enhancing drugs.^[6][7]

In 2018 he was named in the IMWA Hall of Fame.^[1]