Jim Turnbull

Turnbull was a member of the Milton Amateur Wrestling Club in Edinburgh.^[1]

He was selected for the 1958 Scottish team for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, in the bantamweight category.^[2]

In 1962 he was chosen again for the Scottish Commonwealth team^[3] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, in the bantamweight class,^[4] and finished in third place, winning the bronze medal^[5][6] behind the gold medal winner Siraj-ud-Din of Pakistan.^[7][8]

He was a 15 times Scottish senior wrestling champion and a third appearance ensued at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. A was also the 1958 British bantamweight champion at the British Wrestling Championships.^[9]

In 1978 he was the Danderhall Community Centre manager and president of the Scottish Amateur Wrestling Association. He was nominated to be Scotland's wrestling manager/coach for the 1978 Commonwealth Games.^[10]