Derek Mills

Derek Mills

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1972-07-09) July 9, 1972 (age 51) Washington, D.C.
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Sprints
College team	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4×400 m relay World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 4×400 m relay World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv 4×400 m relay

Derek Mills (born July 9, 1972) is a former American sprinter. He was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4×400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400 m. After going to college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and winning the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 400 m at Boise, Idaho, Mills ran to a #2 World Ranking behind Michael Johnson—breaking 45.00 seven times that year.

A native of Washington, D.C., Mills attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Mills received his

Mills is the step-father of National Football League player Odell Beckham Jr.^[2] He is married to Heather Van Mills, Beckham's mother. Who earned six-time NCAA All-American honors in Track & Field while at Louisiana State University and a long-time collegiate track coach.^[3] They have a child together named Jazmyne. He does have roots in North Carolina. He grew up visiting his third cousins on Camp Branch, Dave, Daryl, Kelly and DeWayne.

References

External links

• Derek Mills profile at
  IAAF
• Derek Mills Archived 2017-09-02 at the
  USATF
• Tulane Green Wave bio

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