Sam Ferris
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Samuel Ferris (29 August 1900 – 21 March 1980) was a British and Northern Irish long-distance running athlete who competed mainly in the marathon and competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
Ferris was born in Magherabeg, near Dromore, County Down in Northern Ireland.
Ferris became the national marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1925 AAA Championships.[2][3] He successfully retained his title at both the 1926 AAA Championships and the 1927 AAA Championships.[4]
He won a silver medal for Great Britain in the marathon at the 1932 Olympic Games.[5]
He served as the second president of the then recently formed UK Road Runners Club during 1954.
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- 1900 births
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- Male long-distance runners from Northern Ireland
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- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
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- Athletes from County Down
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Male marathon runners from Northern Ireland
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- People from Dromore, County Down
- English male marathon runners
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- 20th-century English sportsmen
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