Roger Mills (race walker)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 11 February 1948 Romford, Essex, England |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | race walking |
| Club | Ilford Athletic Club |
Roger George Mills (born 11 February 1948) is a male retired race walker from England who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Mills became the British 3000 metres walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1969 AAA Championships[1][2] and would go on to win nine more AAA titles between 1972 and 1982, making him the most successful British 2 miles/3000 metres walker of all time.[3] Mills also won two 10km walks at the 1973 AAA Championships and 1980 AAA Championships bringing his total to 12 AAA wins.[4]
Mills represented Great Britain at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, USSR. There he ended up in tenth place in the men's 20 km race, clocking 1:32.37,8.[5]
He represented England in the 30 kilometres walk event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[6][7]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England
| |||||
| 1974 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 20 km | |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 10th | 20 km | |
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 7th | 30 km | |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 37th | 20 km | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Shock victory by Irish middle-distance man". Hull Daily Mail. 2 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "White City results". The People. 3 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Roger Mills at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1948 births
- Living people
- English male race walkers
- British male race walkers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- People from Romford
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Havering
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Essex
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England