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Sally Ellis
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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]
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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]
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