Jim Maguire (cyclist)

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Jim Maguire
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc. 1935
Sport
Sport Cycling
Event(s)
Track and Road
ClubWindsor CC, Belfast

Jim Maguire (born c.1935) is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Maguire was a member of the Windsor Cycling Club of Belfast. [1] He won the 1957 Dublin Birr mass start [2] and was nominated by the Northern Ireland Cycling Federation for the shortlist for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [3]

Maguire 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]

He was an E.B.N.I. surveyor by profession. [8]

References

  1. "Rod cyclits nomintaed for the Empire Games" . Northern Whig. 16 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Cycling" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 29 June 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 2 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Road cyclits nominated for the Empire Games" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 April 1958. p. 7. 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.
  8. "Glens' Race" . Belfast Telegraph. 25 August 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.