Bobby Mills (athlete)
 Bobby Mills in 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leicester Harriers | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 2:37:40.4 (1920) | |||||||||||||||||
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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 and finished second behind Sam Ferris in the marathon event at the 1926 AAA Championships.[6][7]
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.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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