- Eric Gillis
Eric Gillis (born
March 8 ,1980 ) is aCanadian athlete. He was born and raised in the community of Antigonish, N.S.,Canada where he still lives today.porting career
He has had much national and international success during his athletics career. He represented Canada at the 2008 Bejing Olympics.
Career Highlights
*2008: Canadian 10,000m Championships, Gold
*2008: Canadian Cross Country Championships, Silver
*2008: Competing at the Summer Olympics 10,000m event
*2007: Canadian Championships, Bronze
*2007: Canadian 10,000m Championships, Gold
*2005: Canadian Championships, BronzeThe 2008 Summer Olympics
Gillis went to the Beijing Summer Olympics as a member of Team Canada. He competed in the
10000 metres event onAugust 17 ,2008 , in theBeijing National Stadium . Though he was aiming to finish among the top 20, he ended up finished 33rd overall with a time of 29:08.10.
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