medaltemplates article_title birth_date
men 's athletics mike ellis -lrb- athlete -rrb-
 3 september 1936
mike ellis -lrb- athlete -rrb-

michael -lrb- `` mike '' -rrb- john ellis -lrb- born 3 september 1936 in london , greater london -rrb- was an olympic athlete from england .
he specialised in the hammer throw events during his career .
ellis represented great britain at the 1960 olympic games .
he claimed the gold medal for england in the men 's hammer throw event at the 1958 british empire and commonwealth games in cardiff , wales .
