Alfred Healey

Alfred Hearn Healey was a British athlete in the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Healey was the son of a Lincolnshire brewer and maltster and at the 1906 Intercalated Games, he competed for Great Britain in Athens, Greece, in the 110 metre hurdles, where he won the silver medal. He was eliminated in the semi-finals in the 100 metre event.
Healey finished second behind Alexander Duncan in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1907 AAA Championships
Healey represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 110 metre hurdles competition.
In 1909, he became the National 120 yards hurdles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1909 AAA Championships.
Healey became a schoolteacher in Northumbria and later served as president of Alnwick Harriers AC and vice-president of the Alnwick Swimming Association. In 1912, he emigrated to Ceylon but died in Trinity, Jersey in the Channel Islands.