About Alfred Healey
Lived 1879 – 1960 (aged 81). Alfred Healey was a British athletics competitor.
Alfred Hearn Healey (13 July 1879 – 9 September 1960) was a British athlete in the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography Healey was the son of a Lincolnshire brewer and maltster and 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 represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 110 metre hurdles competition.
Healey became a schoolteacher in Northumbria and later served as president of Alnwick Harriers AC and vice-president of the Alnwick Swimming Association. In 1912, he emigrated to Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka) but died in Trinity, Jersey in the Channel Islands.
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Who was Alfred Healey?
British hurdler and sprinter (1875-1960)
When was Alfred Healey born?
Alfred Healey was born on 13 July 1879 in Horncastle.
When did Alfred Healey die?
Alfred Healey died on 9 September 1960 in Jersey.
What was Alfred Healey's occupation?
Alfred Healey was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Alfred Healey?
Alfred Healey was British.
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