Great Olympians

Biographies - ELL

Norman Merrington Ella

B. 1910-06-18, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 1987-01-19
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	136
		136

Ole Martin Ellefsæter

B. 1939-02-15, Ringsaker, Norway; D. 2022-10-18
Cross-Country Skiing (2 gold)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	25th			0.1
Men's 30 kilometres	dnf		31st	0.0064
Men's 50 kilometres	8th	gold	10th	6756
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay		gold		1600
				8356.1064

Gisela Ellenberger

B. 1950-07-12, Wuppertal, N-W, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 800 metres	SF:7th	20.8
		20.8

Elisabeth "Liesel" Ellend

B. 1940-03-04, from Wien, represented Austria
Figure Skating

	1956	HP
Mixed Pairs	9th	200
		200

Hans Eller

B. 1910-08-14, Danzig, Germany, now Gdansk in Poland, represented Germany; D. 1943-04-04
Rowing (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

John Eller, Jr.

Olympic Competitor nr 5896

1912-07-07-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event one : long jump
1912-07-07-13:50? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon; event two : javelin throw
1912-07-07-14:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event three : 200 meters - 19th (1.6)
1912-07-11-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - first (Q) (two out of two)
1912-07-11-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, semifinals - second (255)

Annette Ellerbracke

B. 1949-11-07, Güttersloh, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Rolf Ellerbrock

B. 1933-05-30, Dortmund, N-W, Germany
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	HP
FR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	16th	9.6
GR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	10th	150
		159.6

Vera Patricia Ellery

B. 1926-08-10, London, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:15th	15
		15

Walter Ellicott

Olympic Competitor nr 3324

1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - 12th (30)
1908-07-09-17:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - sixth (480)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - seventh (300)
1908-07-10-15:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - second (750)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - third (480)
1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - fourth (Q)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-23-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - fourth (400)
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)

Åge Ellingsen

B. 1962-11-05, Oslo, Norway
Ice Hockey

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	12th	46
			46

Haakon Ellingsen

B. 1894-11-25, Stavanger, Norway; D. 1971-10-22
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Lloyd Ellingson

B. 1908-02-23, Colfax, Wisc., USA; D. 1946-03-28
Nordic Combined

	1932	HP
Men's Individual	16th	9.6
		9.6

Allan Elliot

B. 1906-02-01, Thames, New Zealand; D. 1973-01-05
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 100 metres	SF:5th	130
Men's 200 metres	SF:5th	130
		260

Sten Georg Elliot

B. 1925-12-24, Göteborg, Sweden
Sailing

	1960	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	20th	1
		1

Christopher "Christy" Elliott

B. 1951-05-26, from Dublin, represented Ireland; D. 2011-04-27
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Diana Clare Elliott

competed in 1988 as

Diana Davies

B. 1961-05-07, Catworth, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Women's High Jump	9th	eighth	624
			624

Douglas Mitchell Elliott

B. 1950-02-14, represented Great Britain
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	65th	-8.10
		0.000000001

Frank Elliott

B. 1911-07-05, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 1964-01-11
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1932	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	27th	0.05
Men's Road Race, Team	7th	100
Men's Team Pursuit	fourth	1200
		1300.05

Geoffrey Michael "Geoff" Elliott

B. 1931-04-07, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:22nd	0.6
Men's Decathlon	9th	240
		240.6

Helene "Helen" Elliott

B. 1949-09-19, Manila, the Philippines
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:32nd	-2.40
Women's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:29th	0.016
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:16th	6.4
Women's 800 metres Freestyle	R1:21st	0.64
		7.06

Henry Junior Elliott

B. 1946-02-15, Reims, France
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:18th	15th	18.84
			18.84

Herbert James "Herb" Elliott

B. 1938-02-25, Subiaco, WA, Australia
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's 1500 metres	gold	6400
		6400

Ian Lea Elliott

B. 1938-01-11, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	136
		136

Jack Elliott

B. 1901-10-12, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1945-07-03
Boxing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Jere Lee Elliott

B. 1946-09-20, Steamboat Springs, Col., USA
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's Downhill	dnf	-13.64
		-13.64

(Richard) John Elliott

B. 1934-11-04, represented Australia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	16th	11th	105.6
			105.6

John Alphonso "Johnny" Elliott

B. 1931-06-08, Kingston, Jamaica; D. 2015-03-30
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg)	R32	1.786
		1.786

After the Olympics, he settled in England and his son Mark boxed for Great Britain at the 1988 Olympics.

Launceston Elliot

B. 1874-06-09, Mumbai, India, competed for Great Britain; D. 1930-08-08
4 sports (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1896	1900	HP
Men's 100 metres	QU:3rd	-	272
Men's Discus Throw	-	11th	96
Men's Rope Climbing	fifth		1500
Men's Wrestling, Greco-Roman	1st round		1620
Men's Weightlifting, Two Hands	silver		4000
Men's Weightlifting, One Hand	gold		6400
			13888

One of 3 Olympians to have competed in four sports.

Olympic Competitor nr 13

1896-04-06-15:45? - Athletics Track - 100 m heat two - third (272)
1896-04-07-16:30 - Athletics Field - Weightlifting Two Hands - second (4000)
1896-04-07-17:00? - Athletics Field - Weightlifting One Hand - first (6400)
1896-04-10-11:00? - Gymnastics - Rope Climbing - fifth (1500)
1896-04-10-16:30 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman round one - lost (1620)
1900-07-14-09:45 - Athletics Field - Discus Throw, qualification - 11th (96)

Malcolm Elliott

B. 1961-07-01, Sheffield, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road

	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	7th					300
Men's Road Race					79th	-11.24
						300

Micael Wordsworth "Mike" Elliott

B. 1942-04-03, Durango, Col., USA
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	41st	41st		0.000128
Men's 30 kilometres	30th	29th	26th	0.09
Men's 50 kilometres		30th		0.01
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	13th	12th	12th	26.4
				26.500128

Orvil Ard Elliott

B. 1885-09-15, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1954-02-01

Olympic Competitor nr 3580

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - 80th

Peter Elliott

B. 1962-10-09, Rotherham, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:dns	fourth	1608
Men's 1500 metres		silver	4000
			5608

Peter John Henry Elliott

B. 1930-06-14, from Highgate, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Diving

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Springboard	23rd	20th	1.256
			1.256

Robert Samuel Elliott

B. 1950-07-20, represented Hong Kong
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:7th	-7.85
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6th	-5.26
		0.000003135

Charles Ray "Charley" Ellis

B. 1944-01-12, Louisville, Kent., USA; D. 2018-08-29
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Cyril Ellis

B. 1904-02-23, Mansfield, England, Great Britain; D. 1973-03-29
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:3rd	fifth	1010.76
			1010.76

David John "Dave" Ellis

B. 1937-04-05, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:dnf	-3.21
Men's 10000 metres	25th	0.1
		0.10021

Eliécer Ellis Carrasco

B. 1945-12-13, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Everett Ellis

B. 1897-01-12, Dorchester, Mass., USA; D. 1973-01-06
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	0.256
		0.256

Fred Ellis

B. 1908, represented South Africa; D. 1963-12-31
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Kathleen "Kathy" Ellis

B. 1946-11-28, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold, 2 bronze)

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	bronze	2560
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	bronze	3200
WoWomen's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	gold	1600
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	gold	1600
		8960

Meredith Lorraine Ellis

B. 1941-09-09, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:4th	0.676
		0.676

Michael John "Mike" Ellis

B. 1936-09-03, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	15th	15
		15

Joseph "Joe" Ellis-Brown

B. 1916-06-15, Durban, South Africa; D. 1967-11-21
Sailing

	1952	HP
5.5 metres class	7th	400
		400

Rupert Ellis-Brown

B. 1880-10-26, Durban, Natal Colony, after 1912 South Africa; D. 1969-06-28
Sailing

	1924	1928	HP
One Person Dinghy (Meulan)	9th		300
One Person Dinghy (12-foot)		12th	300
			300

Eduard Ellmann

B. 1902-04-07, St.Petersburg, Russia, lived in Tallinn, represented Estonia; D. 1941-11-16
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R1	0.85
		0.85

Colette Elloy

B. 1931-07-05, Paris, France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 80m Hurdles	R1:4th	1.014
		1.014

Elloy must be her married name, as her daughter is also called Elloy.

Laurence Elloy-Machabey

B. 1959-12-03, Rouen, France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	SF:5th	R1:20th	196.5
			196.5

Her maiden name was Elloy, like her mother. She later also competed under the name of her second marriage, Elloy-Graf.

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2024-01-28

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