Mark Cumming (hurdler)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1935[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdles / middle-distance |
| Club | Queen's Univ, Belfast AC |
J. Mark Cumming (born c.1935) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Cumming attended Queen's University Belfast and was a member of their Athletics Club. He ran middle-distance events and finished runner-up in the half-mile at the 1958 varsity match.[2] He also recorded two minutes flat for the mile in the early part of 1958.[3]
Cumming came to the attention of the NIAAA selectors in May 1958 when he broke the Northern Ireland record over 440 yards hurdles setting a time of 57.2 seconds.[4] At the trials he lowered his 440 yards hurdles record, running 57.2 seconds.[5]
He was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games.[6] He subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7] participating in the one athletics event;[8] the 440 yards hurdles.[9]
References
- ^ "Three N.I. records go in Empire Games trial". Northern Whig. 5 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fine hurdling by Queen's champion". Ireland's Saturday Night. 3 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Will Queen's Man Run For Record?". Belfast Telegraph. 2 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "By Omar". Northern Whig. 22 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Week-old Ulster record broken". Belfast News-Letter. 29 May 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Two athletes added to the Empire Games Team". Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ulster team for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletics 440 Yard Hurdles - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.