Eamon Burns (cyclist)

Eamon Burns

Personal information
Nationality	British (Northern Irish)
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Event(s)	Track and Road
Club	St. Gabriel's CC, Belfast

Eamon Burns is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Burns was a member of the St. Gabriel's Cycling Club of Belfast ^[1] and was nominated by the Northern Ireland Cycling Federation for the shortlist for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. ^{[2] [3]}

He subsequently represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team ^[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, ^[5] participating in one cycling program event; the road race. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Little interest shown for cyclo-cross event" . Northern Whig. 30 November 1961. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Rod cyclits nominated for the Empire Games" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 April 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Rod cyclits nomintaed for the Empire Games" . Northern Whig. 16 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
5. "Short list for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Ray Booty wins road race for Britain" . Nottingham Evening News. 26 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Cycling Road Road Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.