Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Meredith Lorraine•Ellis |
Used name | Meredith•Ellis |
Born | 9 September 1941 in New York, New York (USA) |
Measurements | 172 cm / 59 kg |
Affiliations | Police Athletic League, New York (USA) |
NOC | ![]() |
Meredith Ellis ran for the New York Police Athletic League and competed in the 1956 Olympics while still a student at Jamaica High School in New York. She placed third in the 200 at the 1956 Olympic Trials. In 1956 Ellis was the youngest member of the US Olympic track & field squad.
Personal Best: 200 – 24.7 (1956).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ![]() |
Meredith Ellis | |||
200 metres, Women (Olympic) | 4 h3 r1/3 | |||||
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States |