Silas McLellan
Personal information | |
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Born | Noel, Nova Scotia | March 17, 1897: March 17, 1897
Died | February 10, 1974 Noel, Nova Scotia | (aged 76)
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 1928 Summer Olympics 1932 Summer Olympics |
Silas McLellan, CM (17 March 1897 – 10 February 1974) was a Canadian marathon runner. He won the five times as well as competing in the Boston marathon, the 1928 Summer Olympics and the British Empire Games.
Silas trained under Victor MacAuley. Silas competed in the 1928 Olympics and beat Clarence DeMar, five-time winner of the Boston Marathon. Two years later Silas won the 1930 Halifax Marathon. In the same year, Silas McLellan finished sixth in the 1930 British Empire Games marathon. McLellan also finished 9th in the Boston Marathon 19 Apr 1930. He was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. McLellan died at age 76 in Noel, Nova Scotia.
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- 1897 births
- 1974 deaths
- Canadian male marathon runners
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games
- English emigrants to Canada
- Members of the Order of Canada
- People from Hants County, Nova Scotia
- Sportspeople from Nova Scotia