James Ellington
 Ellington at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1985 Lewisham, London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Newham and Essex Beagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m 10.11 (+1.8 m/s) (Meeting de Montreuil 2016) 200 m 20.31 (+1.2 m/s) (NTC/PURE Athletics Spring Invitational 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Ellington (born 6 September 1985) is a British sprinter, who races in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Career
He made his world senior championship debut at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, running 20.82 in the 200 m and finishing 5th in his heat. James was in the Great Britain Olympic team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, running in the 200 metres. He finished fifth in his heat of the 200 metres and failed to progress. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he failed to reach the 200 m final, but was part of the England team that won the silver medal in men's 4 × 100 m, running in the heats.[2] At the 2014 European Championships, he reached the semifinal in the men's 200 m, and was part of the Great Britain team that won the gold medal, running in the heat and final.[3][4]
In November 2011 Ellington attracted widespread press coverage by selling his sponsorship rights on eBay in the run up to London 2012.[5] The winning bid was £32,550, but the winning bidder was not genuine. Ellington eventually attracted sponsorship from skincare company King of Shaves, who offered to sponsor him if the eBay deal fell through.[6]
References
- ^ "James Ellington". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - James Ellington Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "2014 European Championships - Men's 200 m - Semifinal" (PDF). www.european-athletics.org. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "2014 European Championships - Men's 4 x 100 m - Final" (PDF). www.european-athletics.org/. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "London 2012: Athlete turns to eBay for a sponsor". BBC News. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "London 2012: Sprinter James Ellington secures sponsor". BBC News. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- English male sprinters
- Black English sportspeople
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Great Britain
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics