Trio of extraordinary athletes enter University’s Sports Hall of Fame

Three sporting icons from the worlds of diving, judo and rifle shooting have been inducted into the University’s Sports Hall of Fame

Edinburgh Alumni Sarah Adlington and Seonaid McIntosh, and current Moray House School of Education and Sport student, Grace Reid, have been honoured for their success at the highest level.

History making diver

Grace Reid is one of Scotland’s, and Great Britain’s, most decorated divers. A specialist in the 1m and 3m springboard disciplines she is a double Olympian and double Commonwealth Game and European Championship gold medallist.

Grace Reid - Hall of Fame Inductee 2023

Judo Star

Sarah Adlington is a six time British Champion and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medal winning Judoka. At the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, she became the first ever Scottish Judoka to win 2 Commonwealth Gold Medals

Sarah Adlington - Hall of Fame Inductee - 2023

Record breaking rifle shooter

Seonaid McIntosh is a World and European Champion and Britain’s most successful ever rifle female shooter.

Daughter of Sport Hall of Fame Inductees, Shirley (2011) and Donald McIntosh (2016) she is the joint World Record Holder in the 300m Rifle Prone event, and has enjoyed glittering success at European, Commonwealth Championship, Commonwealth Game and World Championship level.

Seonaid McIntosh - Hall of Fame Inductee 2023

It is an honour to welcome these three sporting icons into our Sports Hall of Fame. Their performance on the world stage is a source of inspiration for everyone involved in sport at the University and helps cement the University’s place as leading destination for extraordinary student athletes who wish to pursue their academic and sporting ambitions.

Ross SimpsonAssistant Director and Head of Sport, University of Edinburgh Sport & Exercise

Extraordinary Sporting Talent

Edinburgh’s Sports Hall of Fame now boasts 48 world class athletes across 20 sports. Previous inductees include six-time Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, Olympic gold medallist rower Katherine Grainger, and Olympic 400 metre running champion Eric Liddell.

Performance Programme

Many of Edinburgh’s elite athletes have been supported by the University’s Performance Programme. The Programme provides funding, tailored fitness conditioning and sports medicine care to help them succeed on the world sporting stage.

The Programme also offers access to top class competition and training facilities, advice and flexible study options.