George Ellis (athlete)
George Ellis (athlete) medal table |
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silver | 1954 Bern | 4 × 100 m |
bronze | 1954 Bern | 100 m |
bronze | 1954 Bern | 200 m |
George Stuart Ellis (born September 7, 1932 in South Shields ) is a former British sprinter . He won medals over 100 and 200 meters at the European Championships in 1954 , as well as with the British team in the 4 x 100 meter relay .
In 1950 and 1951 Ellis was British junior champion over 220 yards , in 1953 British military champion over the two sprint courses. He was first nominated for the British team in 1953; for an international match against Sweden. As a British champion over 100 yards, Ellis started in 1954 at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver for England in 1954 , but missed the medal ranks; despite his personal best over 100 yards, he was eliminated in the run-up; over 220 yards he was sixth and fourth with the English relay.
In contrast, in the same year he won a medal at the European Championships in Bern in all three competitions in which he took part: bronze in the 100 and 200 meters and silver in the 4 x 100 meter relay ( Ken Jones , Ellis , Kenneth Box and Brian Shenton ).
Ellis celebrated a last British championship in 1955 over 220 yards.
Top performances
- 100 yards 9.8 s (Vancouver: July 31, 1954)
- 100 meters 10.7 s (Bern: August 26, 1954)
- 200 meters 21.2 s (Bern: August 29, 1954)
- 220 yards 21.5 s (London: July 10, 1954)
Footnotes
- ^ A b c British Athletics Championships 1945-1959. In: GBRathletics. Athletics Weekly, 2007, accessed March 19, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c d e Michael Sheridan: Who's who of British International Athletes (men and women) 1945–1960. M. Sheridan, Congresbury 2010, ISBN 0-9536597-5-5 , p. 37.
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SURNAME | Ellis, George |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ellis, George Stuart |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | british sprinter |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | South Shields |