Billy Dundas

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Billy Dundas
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born
Cookstown, Northern Ireland
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)
Sprints / middle-distance / long jump, triple jump
Club Royal Ulster Constabulary AC

William H. Dundas is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Dundas was born in Cookstown and resided at Lissan Road. He was a constable with the Royal Ulster Constabulary and a member of their athletics club. [1]

In 1954 he won the Ulster Championship and was twice Irish champion over 440 yards in both 1952 and 1953. [2] At the 1956 Northern Ireland Championships he won the 440 yards title. [3]

He won the 440 yards title at the 1958 Summer Athletic League trophy meeting and at the same meeting finished runner-up behind Paddy Toner in the 220 yards. [4] and

Dundas was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games. [5] He subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [6] participating in the one athletics event; [7] the 440 yards, [8]

References

  1. "Few Thrills at Athletic Championships" . Mid-Ulster Mail. 20 August 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Lewis wins Irish 440 yards title" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 26 June 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Few Thrills at Athletic Championships" . Northern Whig. 11 June 1956. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Shock for R.U.C. athletes" . Belfast Telegraph. 27 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Two athletes added to the Empire Games Team" . Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Ulster team for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  8. "Athletics 440 Yard - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2025.