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Ross Baillie

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His friend Mark Foster became patron of The Anaphylaxis Campaign in 2009, stating "I’m thrilled to be a patron for The Anaphylaxis Campaign. A friend of mine died of this terrible condition and I hope to be able to help raise the profile of this wonderful charity who help so many people with
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He was a member of Victoria Park Athletic Club where he was coached by Bob Sommerville, and later joined Sale Harriers Manchester Athletics Club with whom he competed in English competitions.
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The 110m hurdles event was withdrawn from the programme at the 1999 Scottish Championships the following week. Ross had been due to defend his title against his younger brother.
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injection by doctors at the nearby University of Bath he collapsed and failed to regain consciousness before dying due to complications arising from
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event for Great Britain, he died at the age of 21. Fittingly, since his death, the records set by Ross have been broken by his brother.
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at the Scottish Indoor Athletics Championships. The trophy was donated by his family, and was won by his brother in 2002 at the
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event to Ross and continued to wear black ribbons for the remainder of the season. Then at the 2002
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at 11am on 18 June 1999. Organs of his, including his heart, were transplanted afterwards.
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Following a training session on 16 June 1999 Ross suffered a serious allergic reaction to
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life-threatening allergies." He won £10,000 for the Campaign by participating in
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Ross had been in contention for the Great Britain men's team at the 1999
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Memorial Trophy in 1994 and 1995 whilst representing the school at the
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sandwich whilst having lunch with his friend and fellow athlete
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FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
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and take advantage of the superior sports facilities at the
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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The Ross Baillie Cup is awarded for the winner of the
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Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
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Archived from 313: 130: 20: 137: 1145:Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade 1125:People educated at Clydebank High School 767:"UK Minister leads tributes to athlete" 730: 409:European Athletics Junior Championships 279:(SSAA) Scottish Schools Championships. 118:Sale Harriers Manchester Athletics Club 825:Scottish Schools Athletics Association 701:Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena 277:Scottish Schools Athletics Association 7: 255:to be his natural successor in the 1115:Team Bath track and field athletes 14: 1015:"Baillie keeps it in the family" 351: 339: 208: 191: 163: 141: 821:"Eric Lidell – Frances Barker" 714:Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1: 933:"Emotional title for Baillie" 907:"Peanut allergy athlete dies" 672:dedicated his victory in the 1150:Accidental deaths in England 598: 568: 528: 449: 421: 16:Scottish athlete (1977–1999) 1120:Sportspeople from Clydebank 116:Victoria Park Athletic Club 1166: 896:Competed only in the heat. 628:. Despite being given an 586:World Indoor Championships 470:European U23 Championships 437:World Junior Championships 302:. Here he was coached by 519: 514: 473: 468: 465: 373: 367: 364: 336: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 183: 155: 133: 1080:The Anaphylaxis Campaign 1070:Sale Harriers Manchester 941:. Glasgow. 9 August 1999 739:"Obituary: Ross Baillie" 251:since 1968). 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British
Glasgow
Scotland
Bath
England
Running
Hurdling
Team Bath
Great Britain
Summer Universiade
1997 Sicily
4x100 metres
World Gymnasiade
Chris Baillie
Great Britain
400m
100m hurdles
Colin Jackson
110m hurdles
Clydebank High School
Eric Liddell
Scottish Schools Athletics Association
Bath
Team Bath
University of Bath
Malcolm Arnold
United Kingdom
Scotland
World Gymnasiade
Nicosia

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