The first junior international was held in 1978 against England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.The first Scottish athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games was Arthur Robertson, a member of Birchfield Harriers who had been born in Sheffield, but his father John, a doctor, had been born in Dalziel, near Motherwell. The first Scottish woman to win an Olympic medal was Linsey MacDonald, who won a bronze medal for the 4 x 400 metres relay in Moscow in 1980.
The inaugural junior international took place in 1978 against England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The first Scottish athlete to secure an Olympic medal was Arthur Robertson, a member of Birchfield Harriers who had been born in Sheffield, but his father John, a doctor, had been born in Dalziel, near Motherwell. The first Scottish woman to win an Olympic medal was Linsey MacDonald, who won a bronze medal for the 4 x 400 metres relay in Moscow in 1980.