Sam Kerr (cyclist)

Sam Kerr
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc. 1937
Sport
SportCycling
Event
Road
ClubBallymena RC

Sam Kerr (born c. 1937) is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Kerr was a member of the Ballymena Road Club and came to prominence in August 1956, when he set the second fastest time for the 50 miles time trial in Ireland that year.

Residing at Glenariff Crescent in Ballymena, Kerr was a butcher by profession.

He was nominated by the Northern Ireland Cycling Federation for the shortlist for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He subsequently represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, participating in one cycling program event; the road race

References

  1. ↑ "Rod cyclits nominated for the Empire Games". Northern Whig. 16 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Sam Kerr's Brilliant Fifty Miles". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 10 August 1956. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Healthy sport". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 14 February 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Sam Kerr wins Andrews Cup". Larne Times. 14 August 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Rod cyclits nominated for the Empire Games". Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 April 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Short list for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Ray Booty wins road race for Britain". Nottingham Evening News. 26 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Cycling Road Road Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2025.