Alfred Healey

Alfred Healey
Personal information
Born13 July 1875
Horncastle, England
Died9 September 1960 (aged 75)
Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhurdles
ClubBlackheath Harriers
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens 110 metre hurdles

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 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

  1. ^ "Alfred Healey". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Champion athletes". Daily Record. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships". Sporting Life. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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