Alfred Healey
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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 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]At the 1906 Intercalated Games, he competed for Great Britain in Athens, Greece in the 110 metre hurdles, where he won the silver medal. He was eliminated in the semi-finals in the 100 metre event.
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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Alfred Healey at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Alfred Healey at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Alfred Healey at Olympedia
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