Sam Ferris
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Representing  Great Britain
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1932 Los Angeles | Marathon |
Representing  England
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| British Empire Games | ||
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1930 Hamilton | Marathon |
Samuel Ferris (29 August 1900 – 21 March 1980) was a British long-distance running athlete who competed mainly in the marathon.[1] He was born in Magherabeg, near Dromore, County Down in Ireland. He won a silver medal for Great Britain in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2]
He served as the second president of the then recently formed UK Road Runners Club during 1954.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Ferris". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Sam Ferris Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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