Sam Ferris

Sam Ferris
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympics
1932 Los Angeles Marathon
Representing  England
British Empire Games
1930 Hamilton Marathon

Samuel "Sam" Ferris (29 August 1900 – 21 March 1980) was a British long-distance running athlete who competed mainly in the marathon. 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.[1]

He served as the second president of the then recently formed UK Road Runners Club during 1954.

References

  1. "Sam Ferris Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.


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