Mark Cumming (hurdler)
Northern Irish athlete (born c.1935)
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J. Mark Cumming (born c.1935) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Cumming attended Queen's University Belfast and was a member of their Athletics Club. He ran middle-distance events and finished runner-up in the half-mile at the 1958 varsity match.[2] He also recorded two minutes flat for the mile in the early part of 1958.[3]
Cumming came to the attention of the NIAAA selectors in May 1958 when he broke the Northern Ireland record over 440 yards hurdles setting a time of 57.2 seconds.[4] At the trials he lowered his 440 yards hurdles record, running 57.2 seconds.[5]
He was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games.[6] He subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7] participating in the one athletics event;[8] the 440 yards hurdles.[9]