Ernie Neely

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Ernie Neely
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1923 [1]
Northern Ireland
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Event(s)
Fullbore rifle
Centre fire pistol
ClubUlster 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]

Neely 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

  1. 1 2 "Title No.5 for Ernest" . Belfast Telegraph. 22 May 1978. p. 24. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Graham, Chivers, Neely for Jamaica" . Belfast Telegraph. 13 July 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Shooting" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 31 December 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "No surprises in Games Team" . Belfast News-Letter. 21 June 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Joan Owens" . Belfast Telegraph. 20 November 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Target shoot" . Belfast News-Letter. 28 May 1977. p. 4. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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