Background
He was born and raised in the community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
He was born and raised in the community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
He currently resides in Guelph, Ontario. He has had much national and international success during his athletics career. He represented Canada at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 10,000m.
On October 16, 2011, Gillis qualified for the 2012 London Olympics with a 2:11:28 finish at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
Career highlights
2012: Competing at the Summer Olympics Men"s marathon event
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, Bronze
He competed in the 10000 metres event on August 17, 2008, in the Beijing 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.
At the, Gillis competed in the men"s marathon. He finished in 22nd place with a time of 2:16:00.
Gillis went to the Beijing Summer Olympics as a member of Team Canada.