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          Pope-Ellis last year completed his 45th consecutive Dusi....

          Graeme Pope-Ellis

          Graeme "Pope" Pope-Ellis (born 26 July 1947 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, died 17 June 2010) was a South African canoeist best known for his 46 consecutive year Dusi Canoe Marathon career, having won the race a record 15 times.[1]

          Personal life

          Pope-Ellis grew up along the banks of the Msunduzi River on a farm in Ashburton, just outside Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

          Pope-Ellis died last Thursday in an accident on his farm in Pietermaritzburg.

        1. On April 12, Pope Francis named six priests, six laymen and one laywoman to be the new consultors or advisers to the Vatican Secretariat for Communications.
        2. Pope-Ellis last year completed his 45th consecutive Dusi.
        3. Michael Mbanjwa, partnering “Dusi Duke” Martin Dreyer, made history on Saturday when he won the Stihl Non-Stop Dusi Canoe Marathon in record-breaking time.
        4. Andy Birkett is steaming towards a potentially record-equalling 15th Dusi Canoe Marathon title next month.

          5. He attended Alexandra High School in Pietermaritzburg and completed his first Dusi in 1965, aged 17.

          Dusi career

          Pope-Ellis completed the Dusi Canoe Marathon, arguably the world’s most prestigious canoe race,[2] 46 consecutive times between 1965 and 2010.

          He also hold the record for having won the race 15 times. Pope-Ellis has become synonymous with the race and has been affectionately named the "Dusi King".[1] Pope-Ellis won his first Dusi in 1972 with K2 partner Eric Clarke and became the first person to win the Dusi in a single canoe in 1981.[3&