Eli Ellis

About

Eli James “Jim” Ellis (4 October 1948 – 27 June 2025) was an Australian sports shooter. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1982 and 1988 Commonwealth Games.

Injuries in playing Australian football and cricket in Berrigan, New South Wales led Ellis to taking up clay target shooting. He moved to Canberra in 1970.
Ellis was selected to compete at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics with his results:

1980 Moscow – withdrew from team due Australian Government request
1984 Los Angeles – Men’s Trap Final 6th
At the Commonwealth Games his results were:

1978 Edmonton – Men’s Trap Final 4th
1982 Brisbane – Men’s Trap Final 4th; Men’s Trap Pairs (with Terry Rumbel) Final Gold Medal
He made his first Australian World Championships team in 1973 and his last was in 1987. At World Championships his medal results were:

1973 Melbourne – Men’s Trap Team Bronze Medal
1978 Seoul – Men’s Trap Bronze Medal
1981 San Miguel de Tucumán – Men’s Trap Silver Medal
He was inducted in the Australian Clay Target Association National Hall of Fame in 2006. He was a Life Member of the Canberra International Clay Target Club.
He died in Carwoola, New South Wales on 27 June 2025. He was survived…