Sally Ellis

Sally Ellis
née McDiarmid
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1958-05-17) 17 May 1958
Lyndhurst, England
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb) (1992)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon, Half marathon
ClubBirchfield Harriers

Sally Ellis née McDiarmid (born 17 May 1958) is a female English retired long-distance road and cross-country runner who competed in the Marathon for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

McDiarmid finished third behind Paula Fudge in the 5,000 metres event at the 1983 WAAA Championships.[2]

McDiarmid married David Ellis in Hampshire during 1985 and competed under her married name thereafter.[3] AS Ellis, she finished second and third behind Sue Crehan and Monica Joyce respectively at the 1985 WAAA Championships.[4][5]

Ellis represented England in marathon event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand[6][7] and shortly afterwards became the British 5,000 metres champion after winning the AAA Championship title at the 1990 AAA Championships.[8]

Ellis then competed at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics before representing Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[9]

Ellis represented England again, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[10][11][12]

She was a member of Birchfield Harriers[13] and founded a running and fitness group in Sutton Coldfield.[14]

Competition Record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United Kingdom
1983 Stroud Half Marathon Stroud, United Kingdom 1st Half Marathon Unknown
1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Warsaw, Poland 30th Cross Country 5.05 km 17:38
1987 City of Norwich Half Marathon Norwich, United Kingdom 1st Half Marathon 1:16:48
1988 Bath Half Marathon Bath, United Kingdom 1st Half Marathon 1:11.38 PB
1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 62nd Cross Country 6 km 24:16
1989 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 12th Marathon 2:33:24 PB
1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 72nd Cross Country 6.425 km 22:03
1991 World Championships in Athletics Tokyo, Japan 10th Marathon 2:35:09
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 27th Marathon 2:54:41
1994 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 2:37:06

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics". Sunday Express. 31 July 1983. Retrieved 16 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  6. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Results". Wales on Sunday. 5 August 1990. Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  10. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  11. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  13. ^ "Barcelona 1992". Birchfield Harriers. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  14. ^ "About Us". SE Fitness. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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