George Ellis (athlete)
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 7 September 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 January 2023 | (aged 90)||||||||||||||||||||
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George Stuart Ellis (7 September 1932 – 17 January 2023) was an athlete who competed for England.
Early life
He attended Keswick Grammar School (now Keswick School).[1]
Athletics career
Ellis represented England in the sprint disciplines at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[2][3]
Ellis won three medals at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Bern and was the British number one during 1954.[4]
Death
Ellis died on 17 January 2023, at the age of 90.[5]
References
- ^ Daily Mirror Monday 23 July 1951, page 1
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "MARK 10.3 FOR THE FLYING OFFICER, TAKING OFF ALONG THE SUPER-FAST PEOPLE'S RUNWAY". Northern Athletics.
- ^ "George Ellis death notice". The Times. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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- 1932 births
- 2023 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- English male sprinters
- People from Keswick, Cumbria
- Sportspeople from Cumbria