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Ellen King

Full name: Ellen Elizabeth King (-McPhearson, -Pearson)
Gender: Female
Born: January 16, 1909 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Great Britain
Died: February 1994 in Parkgate, Cheshire West and Chester, Great Britain
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Swimming

Medals: 2 Silver (2 Total)

Biography

Ellen King had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1928 Olympics 100 metres Backstroke, 2nd in the 1928 Olympics 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay; 2nd in the 1930 British Empire Games 100 yards Freestyle, 3rd in the 1930 British Empire Games 200 yards Breaststroke, 3rd in the 1930 British Empire Games 4×100 yards Freestyle Relay (with Cissie Stewart, Jean McDowell, and the non-Olympian Jessie McVey); 1st in the 1927 European Championships 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay (with Valerie Davies, Joyce Cooper, and the non-Olympian Marion Laverty). In the British Empire Games King represented Scotland.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1924 Summer 15 Paris Swimming Women's 100 metres Backstroke Great Britain GBR 4 h1 r1/2
1928 Summer 19 Amsterdam Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay Great Britain GBR 2 Silver
1928 Summer 19 Amsterdam Swimming Women's 100 metres Backstroke Great Britain GBR 2 Silver

Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T
1928 Summer 19 Amsterdam Swimming Great Britain GBR Final 2 5:02.8
1928 Summer 19 Amsterdam Swimming Great Britain GBR Round One Heat Two 1 QU 5:16.6

Women's 100 metres Backstroke

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1924 Summer 15 Paris Swimming Great Britain Semi-Finals Heat One 4 1:38.2
1928 Summer 19 Amsterdam Swimming Great Britain Final 2 1:22.2
1928 Summer 19 Amsterdam Swimming Great Britain Round One Heat One 1 QU/=WR 1:22.0