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British team at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Malta in 1983, and he also served for many years as Scottish National Weightlifting Coach. Webster also competed in weightlifting and in the sport of
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Webster by modifying the historical Highland games one arm weight over bar event with a sandbag and naming the event as David Webster memorial weight toss. It is also known as David Webster memorial one arm sandbag
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Webster was born on 18 September 1928. He completed a degree in physical education at Teachers Training College, in Aberdeen, and as a public school teacher before turning to community recreation and sports promotion work in Scotland. As an author, Webster published hundreds of articles
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