John Myles-Mills
John Myles-Mills (born April 19, 1966) is a retired Ghanaian athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented Ghana at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992, being the country's flagbearer on both occasions. He also ran in the national relay team at both the 1987 and 1991 World Championships in Athletics. His teammates included Eric Akogyiram, Salaam Gariba and Emmanuel Tuffour, as well as Nelson Boateng on the Olympic team.
His younger brother Leonard Myles-Mills was also a sprint athlete.[1]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing | |||||
1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 200 m | 20.94 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th (semis) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.94 | |
1988 | African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 1st | 100 m | 10.25 |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 8th (semis) | 100 m | 10.43 | |
6th (q-finals) | 200 m | 20.95 | |||
5th (semis) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.46 | |||
1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 60 m | 6.59 |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th (heats) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.55 |
1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 3rd | 200 m | 21.31 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 5th (q-finals) | 100 m | 10.41 | |
6th (semis) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.28 | |||
IAAF World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 |
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References
- Leonard Myles-Mills Staff Bio | Men's Track Assistant Coach. BYU Cougars. Retrieved on 2015-07-14.
- John Myles-Mills at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Myles-Mills". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11.
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