Donald Macgregor

Who is Donald Macgregor?

Donald Forbes Macgregor is a Scottish athlete, teacher and politician. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, representing Great Britain in the Men's Marathon event, in which he finished in 7th position in 2:16:34. He also competed for Scotland in the 1970 in Edinburgh and 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch NZ, and had a personal best of 2:14:15.4.

Macgregor, who was born in Edinburgh, and studied at the University of St Andrews, was also chairman of the Royal Burgh of St Andrews Community Council until 2007 and served as a Liberal Democrat councillor on North East Fife District Council from 1988-1996, and was principal teacher of German in Madras College, St Andrews from 1974 until 1999, when he retired from full-time teaching. Until 2006 he taught French and German part-time in the Business School of the University of Abertay Dundee and has also been a German-language tour guide.

He published a book of poetry, Stars and Spikes, following in the footsteps of his father Forbes, who was a more prolific author and published among many other books with a Scottish theme, including the best-selling Greyfriars Bobby - the True Story at Last.