Sam Ferris

Samuel Ferris was a British and Northern Irish long-distance running athlete who competed mainly in the marathon and competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Career

Ferris was born in Magherabeg, near Dromore, County Down in Northern Ireland.
Ferris became the national marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1925 AAA Championships. He successfully retained his title at both the 1926 AAA Championships and the 1927 AAA Championships.
He won a silver medal for Great Britain in the marathon at the 1932 Olympic Games.
He served as the second president of the then recently formed UK Road Runners Club during 1954.