Robert Mills (rower)

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Robert Mills
Personal information
Born (1957-12-09) December 9, 1957 (age 65)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb) [1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Single sculls
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Hazewinkel Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Nottingham Quadruple sculls

Robert Mills (born December 9, 1957) is a Canadian champion rower.

Mills was born in 1957 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1] He won a bronze medal in the men's single sculls category at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in men's quadruple sculls, [2] and a bronze medal in the same event at the 1986 World Rowing Championships. [3] He finished ninth in the same category at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Mills". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. "(M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. "(M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 7 December 2016.