Colin Shillington
Northern Irish athlete
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Colin John Graham Shillington (born 1938 – 2003) was an athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Shillington was a member of the Willowfield Harriers Athletic Club.[2] He studied at Trinity College Dublin and at the 1958 Ulster Championships won the half-mile title.[3]
Shillington was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games.[4] He subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[5] participating in the two athletics events;[6] the 880 yards race,[7] and the 1 mile race.[8]
Shillington continued to impress over middle-distance races and represented the British team.[9] He broke the Northern Irish 880 yards record in June 1960. His father R.E.G. Shillington was a County Inspector and chairman of the RUC Athletic Association.[10]
Later in life, Shillington was president of the Commonwealth Games Council and chairman of the Northern Ireland Sports and Recreation Trust. He died in 2003.[11]