Tom Cairns (long jumper)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1939[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long jump, triple jump |
| Club | Short and Harland AC Albert Foundry AC |
Thomas Cairns (born c.1939) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Carins attended Belfast Royal Academy[1] and was a member of the Short and Harland Athletic Club[2] before he joined the Albert Foundry Athletics Club in Belfast.
He won the long jump title at the 1958 Summer Athletic League trophy meeting[3] but was stronger in the triple jump, winning the championship of Northern Ireland in June 1958.[4] Shortly afterwards he jumped 46ft 5ins, which nearly broke the 24-year-old record set by Eddie Boyce in 1934.[5]
Cairns was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games.[6] He subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7] participating in the two athletics events;[8][9] the triple jump[10] and long jump.[11]
Cairns attended Queen's University Belfast and was the 1959 Irish triple jump champion.[12] Cairns also played for rugby and was captain of the British Thomson-Houston team.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Athletics". Belfast News-Letter. 28 May 1956. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Queen's stars". Ireland's Saturday Night. 10 May 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Shock for R.U.C. athletes". Belfast Telegraph. 27 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Ulster sprint champion is from Ghana". Ireland's Saturday Night. 14 June 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "U.S. athletes lead Irish side at R.U.C. Sports". Northern Whig. 21 June 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Two athletes added to the Empire Games Team". Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ulster team for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Cardiff preview". Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 July 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics Triple Jump - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletics Long Jump - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Dublin defeats Queen's". Ireland's Saturday Night. 14 May 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "In My Scrapbook". Larne Times. 23 October 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.