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
[edit]He attended Keswick Grammar School (now Keswick School).[1]
Athletics career
[edit]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
[edit]Ellis died on 17 January 2023, at the age of 90.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
