Editing Allan Wells (section)

===Commonwealth and European sprint titles===
He began concentrating on [[Sprint (running)|sprint]] events in 1976. In 1977 he won the [[Amateur Athletic Association]] (AAA) Indoor [[60 metres]] title, and won his first of seven outdoor Scottish sprint titles.

In the 1978 season, his times and victories continued to improve. He set a new British record at Gateshead 10.29, beating [[Don Quarrie]] and [[James Sanford (athlete)|James Sanford]], and also won the UK 100/[[200 metres|200]] Championships.

At the [[Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada, he won the [[gold medal]] in the 200 m and [[silver medal|silver]] in the 100 m.<ref name="guardianolysrs"/> He also won the [[4 x 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m]] running the second leg with [[Drew McMaster]], [[David Jenkins (athlete)|David Jenkins]] and [[Cameron Sharp]] running the other three legs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HLdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2609%2C2878939|title=Scots' fine late thrust Last track day brings more gold and bronze |first=Doug |last=Gillon |work=The Glasgow Herald |date=14 August 1978 |access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>

This success continued in 1979, when he won the European Cup 200 metres in [[Turin]], Italy, beating the new world record holder [[Pietro Mennea]] on his home ground; he also finished 3rd in the 100 metres.