Lachie Stewart
{{Short description|Scottish distance runner (1943–2025)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Lachie Stewart
| image =
| caption =
| sport = Athletics
| event = Long distance
| club = Shettleston Harriers, Glasgow
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|6|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Alexandria, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|5|31|1943|6|22|df=y}}
| death_place = Paisley, Scotland
| height = 1.70 m
| weight = 58 kg
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry | {{SCO}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold|1970 Edinburgh|10,000m}}
}}
Joseph Laughlin Stewart (22 June 1943 – 31 May 2025) was a Scottish distance runner, and an inductee in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and competed for Great Britain in the 10,000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Stewart finished third behind Maurice Herriott in the steeplechase event at the 1966 AAA Championships{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000729/19660710/192/0017 |title=Hurdler Dave flies in for Britain |work=The People |date=10 July 1966 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=9 May 2025}} and the following year finished third again but this time in the 6 miles event behind Jürgen Haase and Lajos Mecser at the 1967 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 6 miles champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=9 May 2025}}
Stewart's greatest athletic achievement was competing at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres. He defeated Ron Clarke of Australia in the final.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Lachie Stewart |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/lachie-stewart-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204010044/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/lachie-stewart-1.html |archive-date=4 December 2016}}
Stewart finished second behind Dave Bedford in the 10,000 metres event at the 1972 AAA Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=9 May 2025}} and shortly afterwards at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, he represented Great Britain in the 10,000 metres event.
{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69513 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=9 May 2025}}He died on 31 May 2025, at the age of 81. {{cite web |title=Scottish distance runner Stewart dies aged 81 |url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/ckgq1xz04kjo |website=BBC |access-date=1 June 2025}} {{cite web |title=Glen Stewart |url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10161505914591588&id=726491587 |website=Facebook |access-date=1 June 2025}}
His Funeral will take place on the 23rd of June
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{Team GB}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100225061026/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=3784 archive])
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|joseph-laughlin-stewart|Joseph Laughlin Stewart}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111003304/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/player/?clip=0098 |date=dmy |title=Stewart wins gold (video)}}
- [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FWWW.SCRAN.AC.UK%252F000-000-538-509-C Lachie Stewart wins gold medal]
- [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981213/ai_n14186301 Athletics: New age of the Stewarts]
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319095937/http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=17&itemType=news&itemId=2691 |date=dmy |title=Lachie Stewart enters Sport's Hall of Fame}}
- {{Scottish Sports Hall of Fame|lachie-stewart}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 10000m Men}}
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Category:Scottish male long-distance runners
Category:Sportspeople from Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain