Alfred Healey
British hurdler and sprinter
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| Born | 13 July 1875 Horncastle, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1960 (aged 75) Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | hurdles | |||||||||||
| Club | Blackheath Harriers | |||||||||||
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Alfred Hearn Healey (13 July 1875 – 9 September 1960) was a British athlete in the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
At the 1906 Intercalated Games he competed for Great Britain in the held in Athens, Greece in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal. In the 100 metre event he was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Healey finished second behind Alexander Duncan in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1907 AAA Championships[2][3] At the 1908 Olympic Games, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 110 metre hurdles competition.
In 1909, he became the National 120 yards hurdles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1909 AAA Championships.[4]
References
- ^ "Alfred Healey". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Champion athletes". Daily Record. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Sporting Life. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
- Alfred Healey at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Alfred Healey at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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