Print the Biography/Short

Samuel Morris

Great Britain

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSGBR12508200201
NOCGreat Britain
Born25 Aug 2002
GenderMen
LanguagesEnglish
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 40.01 28 Nov 2021 Inzell  
    1000m 1:17.79 20 Oct 2023 Inzell  
    1500m 1:58.60 11 Feb 2024 Heerenveen  
    5000m 7:38.05 22 Feb 2024 Hamar  
General Interest
General Interest
Other sportsHe has represented Great Britain in roller speed skating, including at the 2022 European Championships in L'Aquila, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2022)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHe took up speed skating on ice after competing in roller speed skating for a number of years.  
When and where did you begin this sport?He began roller speed skating at age six in the United States of America.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water." [Bruce Lee] (Instagram profile, 12 Sep 2022)  
Other informationINTERNATIONAL UPBRINGING
He was born in Belgium and moved to the United States of America at age two. He took up roller speed skating there at age six, and then at age 11 he relocated to Milan, Italy, where he went on to win a number of Italian national titles in roller speed skating. "Moving to Milan, Italy, when I was 11 years old was both a huge cultural and also a skating shock. Italy has turned out to be the perfect place for me to learn and enhance both my technical skills and the physical side of [roller] speed skating." (The British School of Milan - Sir James Henderson Facebook page, 23 Jan 2019; Bont Project UK Facebook page, 20 Jan 2018)
 
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/samuel.morris.7509  
There are no Competition Highlights available for this athlete