Donald Macgregor (athlete)

Donald Macgregor
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born23 July 1939
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died3 June 2020 (aged 80)
St. Andrews, Scotland
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventlong distance / marathon
ClubEdinburgh Southern Harriers

Donald Forbes Macgregor (23 July 1939 – 3 June 2020) was a Scottish long-distance runner, teacher and politician. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, representing Great Britain in the men's marathon event, in which he finished in seventh position in 2:16:34. He also competed for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 1970 in Edinburgh and 1974 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He had a personal best time of 2:14:15.4.