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(s) | Marathon | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Leicester Harriers | |||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 2:37:40.4 (1920) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Albert Robert "Bobby" 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.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Bobby Mills". sports-reference.com.
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