George Mills (runner)
English middle-distance runner
 Mills at the 2022 FBK Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 1500 metres |
| Club | Brighton Phoenix[1] |
| Coached by | Jon Bigg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Information taken from World Athletics Page.
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George Mills (born 11 May 1999) is an English athlete specialising in the 1500 metres.[2][3]
He became British champion when winning the 1500 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in a time of 3 min 51.39 secs.[4]
On 16 September 2023 at the Eugene Diamond League meeting, with a third place finish Mills moved to third place on the British all-time list for the mile behind Steve Cram and Sebastian Coe with a time of 3:47.65.[5]
On 26 January 2024, Mills ran a personal best time of 12:58.68 in the indoor 5000m at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic. Mills came in 2nd place in the Scarlet Heat, ahead of Yared Nuguse (13:02.09) and behind Edwin Kurgat of Under Armour (12:57.52). This hits the 2024 Olympic standard of 13:05.00.[6][7]
On 11 February 2024, Mills finished 3rd in the NYRR Wanamaker Mile, in an indoor personal best time of 3:48.93.[8]
Personal life
His father is former professional footballer Danny Mills.[9] His brother is Everton player Stanley Mills.[10]
References
- ^ "Profile". Power of 10.
- ^ "Athlete profile". World Athletics.
- ^ "Athletes". European Athletics.
- ^ "Results list". British Athletics.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (16 September 2023). "Ingebrigtsen out-duels Nuguse at Diamond League final". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Track Scoreboard". live.lancertiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Athletics track & combined events at Paris 2024: The entry standards".
- ^ "Results". results.nyrrmillrosegames.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Danny and George Mills – like father, like son". British Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "George Mills: British athlete on taking a different path and aiming for World Championships". BBC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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British Athletics Championships men's 1500 metres champions
- 2007: Andy Baddeley
- 2008: Tom Lancashire
- 2009: Jermaine Mays
- 2010: Andy Baddeley
- 2011: James Shane
- 2012: Andy Baddeley
- 2013: Chris O'Hare
- 2014: Charlie Grice
- 2015: Charlie Grice
- 2016: Charlie Grice
- 2017: Chris O'Hare
- 2018: Chris O'Hare
- 2019: Neil Gourley
- 2020: George Mills
- 2021: Josh Kerr
- 2022: Jake Wightman
- 2023: Neil Gourley
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