Sport stars placed among all-time greats

The Sports Hall of Fame's class of 2010 includes Olympic clay shooting gold medallist Bob Braithwaite, five-times Commonwealth diving gold medallist Peter Heatly, world champion orienteer Jonathon Duncan and European breaststroke champion Ian Edmond. Images of the celebrated Edinburgh graduates will now adorn the walls of the University's Centre for Sport and Exercise and act as an inspiration to the current generation of students. Bob Braithwaite came to study at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at 16, captaining the University cricket side before concentrating on clay shooting. He competed in two Olympics - London in 1948 and Helsinki in 1952 - and won gold in three consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1950 to 1958. He was knighted in 1992. He also earned a place in the 2004 British Olympic team. Jonathon Duncan regularly achieved top ten placings in world level orienteering events - a remarkable feat as he maintained a career as a geologist.
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