James Ellington

James Ellington

Ellington (centre) during the 2011 World Championships in Daegu
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	6 September 1985 Lewisham, London, United Kingdom
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Club	Newham and Essex Beagles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m 10.16 (+1.0 m/s) (Florida Relays 2014) 200 m 20.42 (+2.0 m/s) (IAAF World Challenge Fanny Blankers-Koen Games 2013)
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Great Britain European Championships 2014 Zürich 4 x 100 m relay IAAF World Relays 2014 Bahamas 4×100 m relay Competitor for  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m relay

James Ellington (born 6 September 1985) is a British sprinter, who races in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

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

1. "James Ellington". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
2. "Glasgow 2014 - James Ellington Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "London 2012: Athlete turns to eBay for a sponsor". BBC News. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
6. "London 2012: Sprinter James Ellington secures sponsor". BBC News. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

External links

• James Ellington profile at IAAF
• Official website