Paddy Toner

Patrick Toner (born c.1937) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Toner was a member of the Albert Foundry Athletics Club in Belfast.

At the 1956 Northern Ireland Championships he retained his 100 yards title, defeating Ronnie Chambers into second place.^[2] He finished second behind R. Whitelock in the 100 yards event during the international match against Scotland in September 1957.^[3]

In May 1958 he was selected for the first trials relay team at Paisley Park, with the view to forming the relay squad for the Empire Games^[4] and won both the 100 yards and 220 yards titles at the 1958 Summer Athletic League trophy meeting and at the same meeting finished runner-up behind Billy Dundas in the 440 yards.^[5] He set a new 100 yards Northern Irish record by running 9.9secs in the heats at the 100 yards championship of Northern Ireland in June 1958.^[6]

Toner was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games.^[7] He subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,^[8] participating in the three athletics events;^[9] the 100 yards,^[10] the 220 yards^[11] and the 4x110 yards relay event with Ronnie Chambers, Gordon Hamilton and Peter Street.^[12]