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Mick Hill (javelin thrower)

English javelin thrower

Summary

English javelin thrower

FieldValue
nameMick Hill
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nationalityBritish (English)
birth_date
birth_placeLeeds, England
sportAthletics
eventJavelin throw
height190 cm
weight98 kg
clubLeeds City AC

Michael Christopher Hill (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former javelin thrower who competed at four Olympic Games from 1988 to 2000.

Biography

Hill, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, 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.

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. Four years later he represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. A third silver medal was won when he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 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.

Hill is a seven-times British javelin throw champion having won the British AAA Championships title for the first time at the 1987 AAA Championships and subsequently in 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002 and 2003.

Additionally he won the UK Athletics Championships title in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992 and 1993 and was a great rival of Steve Backley.

Achievements

Representing andResults with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round
1983European Junior Championships
1986Commonwealth Games
European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany
1987World Championships
1988Olympic Games
1990Commonwealth Games
European ChampionshipsSplit, SFR Yugoslavia
1991World Championships
1992Olympic Games
World CupHavana, Cuba
1993World Championships
Grand Prix FinalLondon, United Kingdom
1994European Championships
Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada
1995World Championships
1996Olympic Games
1997World Championships
Grand Prix FinalFukuoka, Japan
1998European Championships
Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1999World Championships
2000Olympic Games
2001World Championships
2002European Championships

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

References

  1. "Biographical Information".
  2. [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/05/jessica-ennis-olympics-profile?newsfeed=true London 2012: Jessica Ennis – Team GB's poster girl] from ''[[The Guardian]]'', 5 August 2012, retrieved 5 May 2015
  3. "1986 Athletes".
  4. "England team in 1986".
  5. "1990 Athletes".
  6. "England team in 1990".
  7. "1994 Athletes".
  8. "England team in 1994".
  9. "1998 Athletes".
  10. "England team in 1998".
  11. "Athletes and results".
  12. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists".
  13. "AAA Championships (men)".
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