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Simon Peter Gillis (April 6, 1875 – January 14, 1964) was an American track and field athlete, a member of the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department. He was one of a group of athletes known as the Irish Whales and frequently kept company with members of the Irish American Athletic Club.
Simon Peter Gillis, of Gillisdale, a world-class athlete and three-time Olympic hammer thrower, put his Cape Breton community on the map. Born in the Margaree Valley in 1875, Gillis has instilled a sense of pride and admiration amongst those who know his story that endures over a century later.
Simon Gillis. I was born in Scotland and moved to London to read Maths at UCL, and after a brief period of teaching , spent most of my career trading the Financial Markets for a US Investment Bank and then my own fund. Retiring from managing clients’ investments, I now trade for myself and do pro bono work for inter alia the Paul Hamlyn ...
Iain Canning and Emile Sherman’s See-Saw Films has appointed Simon Gillis to the newly created position of Head of Commercial Affairs. Gillis will take up the post ahead of the Toronto...
Dec 30, 2010 · T he final of the 2010 Gold Cup between Simon Gillis and Nick Stevens featured two teams who had needed some luck to reach that stage. In fact, if Gillis himself had not dropped a singleton...
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Simon Gillis was the only ‘Whale’ not born in Ireland. He was born in Nova Scotia of Irish parents. In the 1908 Olympic Games in London, members of the Irish American Athletic Club won 11 gold medals, 3 of which were won by the Whales alone.
Mar 11, 2021 · UK-based production firm See-Saw Films has promoted Simon Gillis to chief operating officer across film and television, Gillis steps up to the role from his prior position as COO of film.
