Mick Hill (javelin thrower)
Michael Christopher "Mick" Hill (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former javelin thrower who was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 22 October 1964||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Leeds City AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
Hill won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships. He represented Great Britain at four Olympic Games and competed in over 20 major championships between 1983 and 2002, only failing to reach the final twice. He has since coached heptathlete Jessica Ennis.[1]
He is also a four-time Commonwealth Games medallist. He represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later he represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5] A third silver medal was won when he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [6][7] before he won his first medal of a different colour, winning a bronze medal for England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8][9][10]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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1983 | European Junior Championships | Schwechat, Austria | 11th | 66.44 m | |
1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 2nd | 78.56 m | |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 8th | 77.34 m | ||
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th | 79.66 m | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 20th (q) | 77.20 m | |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 2nd | 83.32 m | |
European Championships | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | 4th | 82.38 m | ||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 84.12 m | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 11th | 75.50 m | |
World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 5th | 76.84 m | ||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 82.96 m | |
Grand Prix Final | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 83.52 m | ||
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 80.66 m | |
Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 2nd | 81.84 m | ||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | 81.06 m | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 12th | 78:58 m | |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 86.54 m | |
Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan | 5th | 82.28 m | ||
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 86.92 m | |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | 83.80 m | ||
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th (q) | 80.75 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 11th | 81.00 m | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 12th | 77.81 m | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 10th | 76.12 m | |
Results with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round |
Seasonal bests by year
- 1986 - 78.56
- 1987 - 85.24
- 1988 - 81.30
- 1989 - 82.56
- 1990 - 82.38
- 1991 - 84.12
- 1992 - 85.32
- 1993 - 86.94
- 1994 - 86.36
- 1995 - 84.14
- 1996 - 81.42
- 1997 - 86.54
- 1998 - 86.92
- 1999 - 84.94
- 2000 - 83.71
- 2001 - 84.88
- 2002 - 82.90
- 2003 - 78.73
- 2004 - 80.46
References
- London 2012: Jessica Ennis – Team GB's poster girl from The Guardian, 5 August 2012, retrieved 5 May 2015
- "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
- Mick Hill at World Athletics
- Mick Hill at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)