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William Mackenzie

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William Mackenzie was an athletics competitor and teacher.

William Mackenzie was a Scottish athlete who competed and won a bronze medal at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography Mackenzie competed in the hammer throw event at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England, where he won the bronze medal as part of the Scottish Empire Games team.

He was a member of the Field Events Club which was based in Edinburgh.

Mackenzie finished third behind Fred Warngård in the hammer throw event at the 1935 AAA Championships.

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Willie Mackenzie

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British athlete

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William Mackenzie was an athletics competitor and teacher.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Mackenzie

· Wikidata: Q136211043

· DBpedia: William Mackenzie (hammer thrower)

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