| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 22 October 1964 Leeds, England |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin throw |
| Club | Leeds City AC |
Medal record | |
Michael Christopher Hill (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former javelin thrower who competed at four Olympic Games from 1988 to 2000. [1]
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. [2]
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. [3] [4] Four years later he represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [5] [6] A third silver medal was won when he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [7] [8] 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. [9] [10] [11]
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 [12] and subsequently in 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002 and 2003. [13]
Additionally he won the UK Athletics Championships title in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992 and 1993 and was a great rival of Steve Backley.
