Alexander Haire
 Photo of a Northern Irish athlete at the 1938 Empire Games (believed to be Alexander Haire) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1915 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle distance |
| Club | Royal Ulster Constabulary |
Alexander Haire (c.1915 – date of death unknown)[1] was a Northern Irish athlete who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games.[2]
Biography
Haire ran for the athletics team of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.[3] In 1936 he held the British police title[4] and in 1937 became the champion of Ireland over the 1 mile at the Irish Athletics Championships.[5]
In 1938, he took part in the New South Wales half-mile championship in preparation for the Empire Games.[6] He was one of only four athletes to represent Northern Ireland at the 1938 British Empire Games, partly due to a time of political change that saw the Irish Free State recently becoming Ireland.[7] He took part in the athletics programme and specifically in the 880 yards competition.[8] At the time of the Games he was a RUC constable and lived at 18 Gainsborough Drive, Belfast.[1]
After his return from Sydney he competed for Northern Ireland against the Free State AAA in July 1938.[9]
Haire became champion of Ireland a second time in 1939, winning the 880 yards at the Irish Athletics Championships.[5] World War II effectively finished his career as a runner, although he remained involved in athletics in an administration capacity, being the assistant treasuer for the Northern Ireland AAA.[10]
References
- ^ a b "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, Greenock to Quebec & Montreal - 4 July 1936". Ancestry. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Athletics 880 Yard - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "R.U.C.'s Contribution to Athletics". Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1939. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Clubs and Athletics". Belfast News-Letter. 22 June 1936. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Roll of Honour Irish Athletics Champions" (PDF). Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Empire Games". Leicester Daily Mercury. 14 January 1938. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "State formation, diplomacy and sport: the British Empire Games, Ireland and Northern Ireland, 1930–38". Cambridge University. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "British Empire Games 1938" (PDF). Association of Track and Field Statisticians. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Current Topics". Leicester Daily Mercury. 11 July 1938. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Two N.I.A.A.A. veterans retire". Northern Whig. 30 October 1948. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.