Background
Elliott was born in Perth, Western Australia.
Elliott was born in Perth, Western Australia.
He set a new world record for the mile on 6 August 1958 (3:54.5) at Morton Stadium in Dublin. Later that month he broke the 1500 metres world record in Gothenburg with a time of 3:36.0. At the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, he won gold in the 880 yards and the mile. Two years later, at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Elliott won the gold medal in the 1500 metres, setting a new world record as well (3:35.6). From May 2005, he served as Deputy Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, the world's fifth largest iron ore miner by capacity, and has been the non-executive chairman of the firm since March 2007. On 18 August 2011, Elliott is expected to step down as chairman to hand over the role to retiring chief executive Andrew Forrest but will stay on as deputy chairman. Earlier Elliott served as the CEO of Puma North America and between 2001 and 2006 as a board member at Ansell, one of the world's biggest condom makers. He was one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and entered the stadium for the final segment before the lighting of the Olympic Flame.