Bobby Mills (athlete) explained

Bobby Mills
Nationality:British
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Weight:66kg (146lb)
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:Marathon
Club:Leicester Harriers
Pb:2:37:40.4 (1920)
Birth Date:16 January 1894
Birth Place:Fishtoft, Benington, Lincolnshire, England
Death Place:Wyberton, Lincolnshire, England
Show-Medals:yes

Albert Robert Mills (16 January 1894  - 6 December 1964) was a British long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Mills 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Bobby Mills . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035414/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/bobby-mills-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Bobby Mills . Olympedia . 13 July 2021.