Ernie Neely
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c. 1923[1] Northern Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Event(s) | Fullbore rifle Centre fire pistol |
| Club | Ulster fullbore RA |
Ernest Neely (born c. 1923) is a former sports shooter from Northern Ireland, who competed at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Neely, a post office official, was the secretary of the Ulster Full Bore Rifle Association.[2] He was also an active participant of the U.R.A.[3]
He represented the 1966 Northern Irish Team[4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[2] participating in the centre fire pistol and fullbore rifle events.[5]
Neely attended another Games, when he was part of the 1974 Northern Irish team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[6]
By 1977 he was the Chairman of the Uslter Rifle Association[7] and in 1978 won his fifth Irish fullbore national championship.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Title No.5 for Ernest". Belfast Telegraph. 22 May 1978. p. 24. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Graham, Chivers, Neely for Jamaica". Belfast Telegraph. 13 July 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Shooting". Ireland's Saturday Night. 31 December 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No surprises in Games Team". Belfast News-Letter. 21 June 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Joan Owens". Belfast Telegraph. 20 November 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Target shoot". Belfast News-Letter. 28 May 1977. p. 4. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.