Sam Ferris Explained

Samuel Ferris (29 August 1900 – 21 March 1980) was a British long-distance running athlete who competed mainly in the marathon.[1] 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.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam Ferris . Olympedia . 19 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Sam Ferris Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173723/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fe/sam-ferris-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2012-10-10 . sports-reference.com.