George Ellis (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 2023 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cumberland Grammar School London Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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George Stuart Ellis (7 September 1932 – 17 January 2023) was an athlete who competed for England.
Biography
He attended Keswick Grammar School (now Keswick School).[1] He finished third in both the 100 yards and 220 yards events at the 1951 AAA Championships (both won by McDonald Bailey).[2]
Ellis had a sensational year in 1954, he became the British 100 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1954 AAA Championships[3] and later that month he represented England[4] in the sprint disciplines at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[5][6] One month later in August, he won three medals at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Bern and was the British number one for 1954.[7]
Ellis became the British 220 yards champion after winning the AAA title at the 1955 AAA Championships.[8]
Ellis died on 17 January 2023, at the age of 90.[9][10]
References
- ^ Daily Mirror Monday 23 July 1951, page 1
- ^ "Best Bannister Mile". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1951. Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "England pick strong team for Empire Games". Halifax Evening Courier. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "George Ellis death notice". The Times. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Farewell to 'the Keswick schoolboy wonder' George Ellis". The Keswick Reminder. Retrieved 16 April 2025.