Victor Milligan

Victor Milligan (11 November 1929 – 4 March 2009) was an athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography Milligan broke the Ulster schools record in 1946 He was awarded a scholarship to study civil engineering at Queen's University Belfast.

He represented the 1954 Northern Irish Team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, participating in the 880 yards and 1 mile events.

His participation in The Miracle Mile, where he finished fourth made him a household name in the Northern Ireland.

In September 1956 he emigrated to Canada, working for Imperial Chemical Industries and then Geocon Ltd before helping set up an engineering consultancy company called Golder Associates.