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
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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

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.

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. News: The Athletic Championships . Weekly Dispatch (London) . 4 July 1920 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 November 2024 .
  3. News: Athletics . Newcastle Journal . 5 July 1920 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 November 2024 .
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 23 November 2024 .
  5. Web site: Bobby Mills . Olympedia . 13 July 2021.