Nationality Canadian Height 1.72 m Children Heidi Gillis Role Athlete Residence Guelph, Canada | Name Eric Gillis Spouse Emily Gillis Sport Running Weight 58 kg | |
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Born March 8, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-03-08 ) Antigonish, Nova Scotia Event(s) 10,000 metres, Half Marathon, Marathon | ||
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Eric Gillis (born March 8, 1980) is a Canadian athlete. He was born and raised in the community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He resides in Guelph, Ontario.
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- 2013 boston marathon jh elite athlete eric gillis
- Running drills with reid coolsaet eric gillis
- Sporting career
- Career highlights
- 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2016 Summer Olympics
- References
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Sporting career
He has had much national and international success during his athletics career. He represented Canada at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 10,000m. On October 16, 2011, Gillis qualified for the 2012 London Olympics with a 2:11:28 finish at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
Career highlights
2008 Summer Olympics
Gillis went to the Beijing Summer Olympics as a member of Team Canada. He competed in the 10000 metres event on August 17, 2008, in the Beijing National Stadium. Though he was aiming to finish among the top 20, he finished 33rd overall with a time of 29:08.10.
2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Gillis competed in the men's marathon. He finished in 22nd place with a time of 2:16:00.
2016 Summer Olympics
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. He finished 10th in the marathon in a time of 2:12:29, the first Canadian man to finish in the top 10 in the Olympic marathon since 1976.