| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1926 [1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance |
| Club | Willowfield Harriers AC Winnington AC Pembroke Harriers, Liverpool |
Jack Dawson (born c.1926) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Dawson was from Bloomfield in East Belfast [1] and broke the Northern Irish marathon record at the Northern Ireland AAA championships in 1955 [2] with a time of 3 hours, 38 minutes and 15 seconds. [1] He was originally a member of the Willowfield Athletics Club and broke the Ulster marathon record while at the club. [3] Later, he joined the Winnington Athletics Club in Northwich Cheshire, England, where he worked for Imperial Chemical Industries. [1]
Dawson represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [4] participating in the one athletics event; [5] the marathon. [6]
In 1959, Dawson lived in Ash Road, Sandiway but left Winnington AC to join the Pembroke Harriers of Liverpool. [7]