Sam Ferris
Olympic athlete
1900 – 1980
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Who was Sam Ferris?
Samuel "Sam" Ferris was a British 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.
He served as the second president of the then recently formed UK Road Runners Club during 1954.
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- Born
- Aug 29, 1900
Dromore - Also known as
- Samuel Ferris
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Mar 21, 1980
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on July 23, 2013
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