Joseph Millar (sprinter)

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Joseph Millar
Personal information
Born (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31)
Tauranga, New Zealand [1]
Sport
Sport Sprinting
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
ClubAthletics Tauranga Inc
Coached byGary Henley-Smith

Joseph Millar (born 24 September 1992) is a New Zealand sprinter. [2]

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Millar is the holder of the New Zealand 200 metre record, in a time of 20.37 seconds (+0.1 m/s), as well as the New Zealand residents record in the 100 metres, with 10.18 seconds (+0.5 m/s). [3] Millar is coached by Gary Henley-Smith, who also coaches Eddie Osei-Nketia. He was previously coached by Mike Corboy, Todd Blythe, Paul Gamble. [4] Millar has a 400 metre best of 46.99.

National championships

Millar has won the 100m-200m sprint double at the New Zealand National Championships five times, in 2011 - 2014 and 2017 - 2018. In 2017 he ran his current personal bests of 10.18 and 20.37. His 100m time is the fastest ever run by a New Zealander in New Zealand and ranks him the third fastest ever in New Zealand. His 200m time broke Chris Donaldson's 20-year New Zealand record in the event and qualified him for the 2017 World Athletics Championships. [5] Millar also won the sprint double at the 2017 Australian Track and Field Champs. [6]

International events

Millar competed in the men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. [7] He finished 33rd overall in the 100m and 39th overall in the 200m. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he reached the semi-finals [8] placing sixth in his semi-final heat, running 21.01, [9] but did not qualify for the final.

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References

  1. ↑ Joseph Millar wins 100m sprint at Australian national championships
  2. ↑ "Joseph Millar". IAAF. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Athletics New Zealand Rankings and Records". www.anzrankings.org.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Athletics New Zealand Rankings and Records". www.anzrankings.org.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sprinter Joseph Millar finally added to New Zealand's team for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Athletics NZ has been 'playing games' with Joseph Millar, says his former coach". Stuff. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Preliminary round results
  8. ↑ "Athletics | Result Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 7 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Athletics | Result Men's 200m Semifinal 3 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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