Terry Pelan

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Terry Pelan
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1931 [1]
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event
Lightweight
ClubBelfast

Terry Pelan (born c.1931) is a former weightlifter from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Pelan was the 1957 Irish junior lightweight champion. [2]

Pelan represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team [3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [4] participating in the 67.5kg lightweight. [5] He participated despite suffering an injury leading up to the Games. [6]

He was a typewriter mechanic by profession [1] and represented Ireland against Scotland in the 1959 international and was also the sports officer to the 23rd St Patrick's Boys' Brigade. [7]

He missed out on the 1960 Summer Olympics but did win the middleweight title of Ireland. In 1961 he saved the life of a 12-year-old girl after rescuing her from drowning in swamps. He was an instrument fitter for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Kinnegar, Holywood at the time and was living at 7 Church Street East, Belfast. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Next customer please!" . Western Mail. 24 July 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Weightlifting record set up at judo display" . Larne Times. 21 November 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "N.I. Empire Games Choices" . Northern Whig. 28 May 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Weightlifting 56kg Combined - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mighty chest" . Northern Whig. 17 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Irish strong men go to Glasgow" . Belfast Telegraph. 26 March 1959. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Exhausted" . Belfast Telegraph. 19 July 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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