Cyril Ellis (athlete)

Cyril Ellis

Cyril Ellis in 1928
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1904-02-23)23 February 1904 Mansfield, England
Died	29 March 1973(1973-03-29) (aged 69) Chelmsford, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Club	Birchfield Harriers

Cyril Ellis (23 February 1904 – 29 March 1973) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Career

At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Ellis participated in the 1500 metres event, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals after finishing in 3rd place. The following year Ellis finished second behind Bertram Macdonald in the 1 mile event at the 1925 AAA Championships.[3][4]

Ellis became the national 1 mile champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1927 AAA Championships and duly retained his title for the next two years at the 1928 AAA Championships and the 1929 AAA Championships.[5]

He competed in a second Olympic Games in 1928, where he won his semi-final and reached the Olympic final, finishing fifth in the 1500 metres.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cyril Ellis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
2. "Cyril Ellis". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
3. "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "New Holders". Daily News (London). 20 July 1925. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

External links

• Cyril Ellis at Olympedia