Peter Ellis

Ellis at the ITU Duathlon World Championships
Personal information
Born	Devon, England, UK
Sport
Sport	Duathlon
Medal record Representing  Great Britain ITU Duathlon World Championships AG [1] 2013 World Sprint Champion Ottawa ETU Duathlon European Championships AG [2] 2014 European Sprint Champion Horst 2022 European MD Championionships Alsdorf Powerman World Series Races Elite [3] 2015 Powerman Sweden Gothenburg 2017 Powerman Malaysia Putrajaya 2018 Powerman Panama Pan City 2018 Powerman Michigan Frankenmuth 2019 Powerman Hawaii Kona 2019 Powerman Michigan Frankenmuth 2020 Powerman Arizona Phoenix Powerman World Series Elite [4] 2019 Powerman World Series BTF Duathlon British Championships AG 2014 British Champion Olney 2017 British Champion Bedford ETF Duathlon English Championships AG 2015 English Champion Oulton Park 2016 English Silver Stockton 2017 English Silver Oulton Park RAF Championships 2009 RAF Steeple Chase Champion RAF Cosford 2009 RAF 10 mile Champion RAF Henlow 2010 RAF 10 mile Champion RAF Henlow 2014 RAF Duathlon Champion Clumber Park 2015 RAF Duathlon Champion Clumber Park 2016 RAF Duathlon Champion Clumber Park 2017 RAF Duathlon Champion Clumber Park 2018 RAF Sprint Triathlon Champion RAFC Cranwell 2019 RAF Duathlon Champion RAF Cosford 2019 RAF Sprint Triathlon Champion RAFC Cranwell 2020 RAF Sprint Triathlon Champion Virtual

Peter Ellis is a British Elite and Age Group duathlete from The New Forest, England. Competing at Elite level he is a four time Powerman Duathlon World Series race winner with wins in Gothenburg (Sweden 2015),^[5] Michigan (USA 2018 and 2019) ^[6] and Hawaii (USA 2019),^[7] securing further podium finishes in Putrajaya (Malaysia 2017), Panama City (Panama 2018) and Arizona (USA 2020). He finished the 2016 Powerman Duathlon World Series in 29th,^[8] 2017 in 7th,^[9] 2018 in 11th and 2019 in 2nd reaching a Powerman Duathlon World ranking of 2nd in June 2019 ^[10] and World Triathlon long distance Duathlon ranking of 2nd in September 2019. Selected by British Triathlon to compete for the Great Britain Elite team at the ETU European Elite middle-distance duathlon Championships Copenhagen (Denmark 2016), St Wendel (Germany 2017) and Viborg (Denmark 2019), the ASTC Asian Elite middle-distance duathlon Championships Putrajaya (Malaysia 2018, 2019 and 2022), and the ITU World Elite long-distance duathlon championships Powerman Zofingen (Switzerland 2017 and 2019).^[11]

Sporting career

Peter Oz Ellis' sporting career started initially as a distance runner, progressing as a club runner with Newquay Road Runners,^[12] Hayle Runners, Abingdon AAC^[13] and Tipton Harriers^[14] as well as representing the RAF and UK Armed Forces teams and county representation for Cornwall, Oxfordshire and Shropshire, achieving success in cross country, steeple chase, road running and ultra distance. Notable results include 5th at the UK Inter Counties 10 mile road championships,^[15] 7th at the English National 50 km road Championships ^[16] and 2nd in the Steeple Chase at the European Allied Air Forces Championships.^[17][18]

In 2012 he changed focus to duathlon and qualified to represent the Great Britain Age Group team for the ETU European ^[19] and ITU World Sprint Duathlon Championships^[20] with wins at both Althorp duathlon ^[21] and Oulton Park ^[22] in spring 2013. Competing in duathlons as an age group athlete for Great Britain he won English National, British National, ^[23] European and World Championships .^[24][25] He was awarded the RAF sportsman of the year award in 2013 after this breakthrough year.^[26]

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