Alec Burns

Alec Burns
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born5 November 1907
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died22 May 2003 (aged 95)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
middle-distance
ClubElswick Harriers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place1934 London3 miles

James Alexander Burns (5 November 1907 – 22 May 2003) was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Burns was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He became the national 4 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships at the 1931 AAA Championships[2][3][4] In 1932 at the Olympic Games, he finished seventh in the Olympic 5000 metres event.[1]

Burns represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games, winning a bronze medal in the 3 miles contest.[5]

Burns finished second behind Józef Noji in the 6 miles event and second behind William Eaton in the 10 miles event at the 1936 AAA Championships.[6][7] One month later he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where he finished fifth in the 10,000 metres competition.[1]

Burns once again finished runner-up at the 1937 AAA Championships in both the 6 miles and 10 miles races.[8][9]

His grandson was Richard Burns, the 2001 World Rally Champion.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "The Athletic Championships". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Six records go by the board at White City". Evening Despatch. 19 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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