Peter Heatly Nationality:  Scotland Date of birth: 9 June 1924 (1924-06-09) (age 84) Place of birth: Leith, Scotland

Medal record Competitor for  Scotland Men's Diving British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold Aukland 1950 10 Metres Highboard Gold Vancouver 1954 3 Metres Springboard Gold Cardiff 1958 10 Metres Highboard Silver Aukland 1950 3 Metres Springboard Bronze Vancouver 1954 10 Metres Highboard

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Born in Leith, Heatly was educated at Leith Academy and studied engineering at the University of Edinburgh. Formerly a municipal Burgh, Leith (Lìte is a district in the north of the city of Edinburgh at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is the port Leith Academy is a State school in Leith, Edinburgh. It currently educates around 1000 pupils and around 2800 part time adult learners The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He began his diving career with Portobello Amateur Swimming Club and was self-taught. Heatly dominated diving in Scotland for 21 years, becoming the East of Scotland Champion (1937-39) and Scottish Champion (from 1946 - 1958). Having represented his country around the world, the highlight of Heatly's diving career was winning British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medals for Scotland for 3 metre springboard diving (1954) and 3 metre highboard diving (1950 and 1958). The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, south Wales July 18-26 1958

Turning to a career in sports management, Heatly acted as Chairman of the Scottish Sports Council, (1975-1987) and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation from 1982 to 1990, including the return of the Games to Edinburgh in 1986. sportscotland, formerly the Scottish Sports Council, is the national agency for Sport in Scotland. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow.

Heatly was awarded a CBE in 1971 and knighted on 1990. He was also created a Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh in 1984. He holds honorary degrees from the University of Edinburgh (1992) and Queen Margaret's College (1994).

Heatly now lives in Balerno and has four children. Heatly was inducted as one of the first members of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

References

• biography at the British Olympic Committee
• biography at the Gazeteer for Scotland
• biography at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

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