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Peter J. Elliott
Peter John Henry Elliott (14 June 1930 – December 2016) was a British film actor, singer, dancer, stunt performer and television presenter. Life and career Elliott had been diving since the age of 12 at the Marshall Street swimming pool when he was approached by Sid Dalton, an Olympic coach. He trained seriously and represented Britain in the Olympic Games of 1948 and 1952, in London, England. He won a bronze medal in high diving at the 1953 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Elliott later became a pop singer and was a resident ballad singer on ATV's ''Oh Boy! (TV series), Oh Boy!''. He has written a number of successful film scores, two of which have won awards at Cannes Film Festivals. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Peter 1930 births 2016 deaths South African male film actors English male television actors English stunt performers English pop singers English male divers Competitors at the 1953 Maccabiah Games Maccab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-sport event, variety of competitions. The Olympic Games, Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional athletes, involves more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. By default, the Games generally substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place (however, each class usually maintains its own records). The Olympics are staged every four years. Since 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994, they have alternated between the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year Olympiad. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
