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'''James "Jumping Jim" Halliday''' (19 January 1918 in [[Farnworth]], [[Lancashire]], [[United Kingdom]] – 6 June 2007) was a [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] from [[Great Britain]].
'''James "Jumping Jim" Halliday''' (19 January 1918 – 6 June 2007) was a [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] from [[Great Britain]].


==Weightlifting career==
==Weightlifting career==
He competed for Great Britain in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] held in [[London]], United Kingdom in the lightweight event where he finished third behind the winner, the outstanding Egyptian lifter [[Ibrahim Shams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/jim-halliday-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903015441/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/jim-halliday-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-09-03|title=Profile|publisher=Sports reference.com}}</ref>
He competed for Great Britain in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] held in [[London]], United Kingdom in the lightweight event where he finished third behind the winner, the outstanding Egyptian lifter [[Ibrahim Shams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/jim-halliday-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903015441/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/jim-halliday-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-09-03|title=Profile|publisher=Sports reference.com}}</ref>


He represented [[England at the 1950 British Empire Games|England]] and won a [[gold medal]] in the -67.5kg division at the [[1950 British Empire Games]] in [[Auckland]], New Zealand.<ref name=CGF>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/55396|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1950/athletes|title=1950 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref> Four years later he repeated the feat by winning another gold medal at the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in Vancouver, Canada.<ref name=CGF/>
He represented [[England at the 1950 British Empire Games|England]] and won a [[gold medal]] in the -67.5&nbsp;kg division at the [[1950 British Empire Games]] in [[Auckland]], New Zealand.<ref name=CGF>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/55396|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1950/athletes|title=1950 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref> Four years later he repeated the feat by winning another gold medal at the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in Vancouver, Canada.<ref name=CGF/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Halliday's participation was remarkable as he had been a [[prisoner of war]] in the Far East from 1942 to 1945 having been captured when Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942. During his imprisonment, he managed to lift a barbell (which had been made from wood) over his head, something which the other British prisoners (or the Japanese guards) could not manage. As a result of this, the Japanese commander cut the British prisoners' food rations as he believed they were getting too strong. He had weighed little more than 6 stone (38&nbsp;kg) after three years as a PoW, including working on the Burma Railway. Halliday subsequently won two British Empire titles in 1950 and 1954.
Halliday's participation was remarkable as he had been a [[prisoner of war]] in the Far East from 1942 to 1945 having been captured when Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942. During his imprisonment, he managed to lift a barbell (which had been made from wood) over his head, something which the other British prisoners (or the Japanese guards) could not manage. As a result of this, the Japanese commander cut the British prisoners' food rations as he believed they were getting too strong. He had weighed little more than 6 stone (38&nbsp;kg) after three years as a PoW, including working on the Burma Railway. Halliday subsequently won two British Empire titles in 1950 and 1954.


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Latest revision as of 02:24, 2 November 2024

James Halliday
Personal information
Nationality England
Born19 January 1918
Farnworth, Lancashire
Died6 June 2007 (aged 89)
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Lightweight
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland -67.5kg
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver -75kg

James "Jumping Jim" Halliday (19 January 1918 – 6 June 2007) was a weightlifter from Great Britain.

Weightlifting career

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He competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the lightweight event where he finished third behind the winner, the outstanding Egyptian lifter Ibrahim Shams.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the -67.5 kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] Four years later he repeated the feat by winning another gold medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[2]

Personal life

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Halliday's participation was remarkable as he had been a prisoner of war in the Far East from 1942 to 1945 having been captured when Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942. During his imprisonment, he managed to lift a barbell (which had been made from wood) over his head, something which the other British prisoners (or the Japanese guards) could not manage. As a result of this, the Japanese commander cut the British prisoners' food rations as he believed they were getting too strong. He had weighed little more than 6 stone (38 kg) after three years as a PoW, including working on the Burma Railway. Halliday subsequently won two British Empire titles in 1950 and 1954.

He worked on the coal gang at Kearsley Power Station and later became the Electricity Board's chief safety officer, travelling around the country lecturing men on how to lift heavy bags or dig holes.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Sports reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.