Bobby Mills (athlete)
 Bobby Mills in 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1894 Fishtoft, Benington, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 1964 (aged 70) Wyberton, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leicester Harriers | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 2:37:40.4 (1920) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Albert Robert Mills (16 January 1894 – 6 December 1964) was a British long-distance runner, who competed in the marathon at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Mills finished second behind Charles Clibbon in the 10 miles event at the 1920 AAA Championships.[2][3][4] One month later, he competed at the 1920 Olympic Ganes in Antwerp, Belgium.
He ran his first marathon in 1920, winning the Poly race in a new British record of 2:37:40.4. He also won the Poly race in 1921 and 1922, and competed for England internationally in cross-country running in 1920–1921 and 1923.[5]
Mills represented Great Britain again at the Olympic Games in the marathon event at the 1924 Olympics.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bobby Mills". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Bobby Mills". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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