[1] McNiven won twenty five Scottish National championships.

[1] He also competed in 18 World Masters events, winning 14 of them.

[1] McNiven was the first weightlifter to receive the World Masters Hall of Fame Award in 1993.

[1] McNiven also worked as a fitter for Regional Railways; he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1994 New Year Honours for services to the sport of weightlifting.

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