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Standing six feet four inches tall and weighing 240 lbs., Gillis had all of the attributes of a champion. Soon after settling in New York, and while working in his civil engineering trade, Gillis joined the New York Athletic Club.
Simon Gillis grew up on Cape Breton Island but moved to New York as a teenager to join his brother. Representing CCNY and the NYAC, he was later runner-up in the 1906 AAU hammer throw. Gillis had one major tragedy in his athletic career when, during a practice in an empty lot on Park Avenue, one of his throws struck a local boy in the head ...
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Biography. Simon Gillis grew up on Cape Breton Island but moved to New York as a teenager to join his brother. Representing CCNY and the NYAC, he was later runner-up in the 1906 AAU hammer throw. Gillis had one major tragedy in his athletic career when, during a practice in an empty lot on Park Avenue, one of his throws struck a local boy in ...
Simon Gillis of Gillisdale, Cape Breton, threw the hammer and discus in early 20th century Highland Games. At the St. F.X university field in 1905 he set a world record in the 12 lb. hammer throw. He competed in three Olympic Games for the USA. Read More: Track and Field.
Nov 4, 2021 · See-Saw’s Simon Gillis and Kodie Bedford serve as co-executive producers with Kodie Bedford as script producer, Libby Sharpe as co-producer and Billy Bowring as associate producer. Paul Ranford ( Stateless, True History of the Kelly Gang) produces the series alongside Indigenous filmmaker Dena Curtis ( Elements, Grace Beside Me ), who is co ...
Achievements and titles. Personal best (s) 51.89 m (170'3", 1908) [1] [2] 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.
Mar 11, 2021 · See-Saw Films, the UK- and Australia-based producer behind Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and BBC drama The North Water, has rejigged its senior management following the exits of TV chiefs Jamie Laurenson and Hakan Kousetta last month. Simon Gillis has now been named COO across the company’s operations, reporting to See-Saw’s joint MDs Iain ...
