Mick Hill (javelin thrower)

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Mick Hill
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1964-10-22) 22 October 1964 (age 59)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubLeeds City AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart
Javelin
European Championships
Silver medal – second place
1998 Budapest
Javelin
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh Javelin
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Javelin
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Javelin

Michael Christopher Hill (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former javelin thrower who was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Athletics career

Hill won a

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
Representing  Great Britain and  England
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
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

  1. ^ London 2012: Jessica Ennis – Team GB's poster girl from The Guardian, 5 August 2012, retrieved 5 May 2015
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  9. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  10. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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