Alex McAfee

McAfee was a member of the St Gabriel's Weigthlifting Club in Belfast,^[1] whih was started by his brother Tommy McAfee,^[2] who was also a prominent weightlifter.^[3]

McAfee represented the 1966 Northern Irish Team^[4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,^[5] participating in the 75kg middleweight category.^[6]

By 1970, Alex had stepped up in weight category, lifting in the light-heavyweight class.^[7]

He went to his second Commonwealth Games in 1970, as part of the 1970 Northern Irish Team in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[8] He won the Ulster title in 1970^[9] and the Irish national title in 1973.^[10]

Both brothers competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games but upset the authorities when leaving the team camp without permission for the weekend. The incident led to a two-year ban for the brothers.^[11]