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| Full name | Eli James Ellis | ||||||||
| Born | (1948-10-04)4 October 1948 | ||||||||
| Died | 27 June 2025(2025-06-27) (aged 76) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||
Medal record
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Eli James "Jim" Ellis (4 October 1948 – 27 June 2025)[1] was an Australian sports shooter. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1982 and 1988 Commonwealth Games.[2]
Shooting Career
Injuries in playing Australian football and cricket in Berrigan, New South Wales led Ellis to taking up clay target shooting.[1]He moved to Canberra in 1970.[3]
Ellis was selected to compete at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics with his results:[4]
- 1980 Moscow - withdrew from team due Australian Government request[5]
- 1984 Los Angeles - Men's Trap Final 6th
At the Commonwealth Games his results were:[6]
- 1978 Edmonton - Men's Trap Final 4th
- 1982 Brisbne - Men's Trap Final 4th ; Men's Trap Pairs (with Terry Rumbel) Final Gold Medal
He made his first Australian World Championships team in 1973 and his last was in 1987. At World Chanpionships his medal results were: [4][1]
- 1973 Melbourne - Men's Trap Team Bronze Medal
- 1978 Seoul - Men's Trap Bronze Medal
- 1981 San Miguel de Tucumán - Men's Trap Silver Medal
He was inducted in the Australian Clay Target Association National Hall of Fame in 2006.[1]He was a Life Member of the Canberra International Clay Target Club.
He died in Carwoola, New South Wales on 27 June 2025. He was survived by his wife Ann and daughters Deonne and Elisha.[1] His ashes were interred at theBeiigan Cemetry Memorial Wall.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Vale Eli James (Jim) Ellis". Australian Clay Target News: 42. August 2025.
- ^ "Eli Ellis". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Rabbits his childhood target". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 889. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 March 1979. p. 22. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Olympedia – Jim Ellis". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Moscow 1980". Australian Olympic Committee. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Jim Ellis Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "The late Eli aka Jim Ellis" (PDF). Berrigan News (Dec 2025).
