Jim Maguire (cyclist)

Jim Maguire
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc. 1935
Sport
SportCycling
Event(s)
Track and Road
ClubWindsor CC, Belfast

Jim Maguire (born c.1935) is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Maguire was a member of the Windsor Cycling Club of Belfast.[1] He won the 1957 Dublin Birr mass start[2] and was nominated by the Northern Ireland Cycling Federation for the shortlist for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3]

Maguire subsequently represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games,[5] participating in one cycling program event; the road race[6][7]

He was an E.B.N.I. surveyor by profession.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rod cyclits nomintaed for the Empire Games". Northern Whig. 16 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Cycling". Ireland's Saturday Night. 29 June 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Road cyclits nominated for the Empire Games". Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 April 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Short list for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Ray Booty wins road race for Britain". Nottingham Evening News. 26 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Cycling Road Road Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Glens' Race". Belfast Telegraph. 25 August 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.