Jack Dawson (long distance runner)

Jack Dawson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1926[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance
ClubWillowfield Harriers AC
Winnington AC
Pembroke Harriers, Liverpool

Jack Dawson (born c.1926) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Dawson was from Bloomfield in East Belfast[1] and broke the Northern Irish marathon record at the Northern Ireland AAA championships in 1955[2] with a time of 3 hours, 38 minutes and 15 seconds.[1] He was originally a member of the Willowfield Athletics Club and broke the Ulster marathon record while at the club.[3] Later, he joined the Winnington Athletics Club in Northwich Cheshire, England, where he worked for Imperial Chemical Industries.[1]

Dawson represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[4] participating in the one athletics event;[5] the marathon.[6]

In 1959, Dawson lived in Ash Road, Sandiway but left Winnington AC to join the Pembroke Harriers of Liverpool.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Marathon runner the only record-breaker in NIAAA championships". Northern Whig. 6 June 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Exile Returns To Break Record". Irish Independent. 9 June 1955. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletics Championships". Ireland's Saturday Night. 4 June 1955. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Ulster team for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Athletics Marathon - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Bad News". Winsford Chronicle. 19 September 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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