Roger Mills (racewalker)

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Roger Mills
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NationalityEnglish
Born (1948-02-11) 11 February 1948 (age 76)
Romford, Essex, England
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubIlford Athletic Club

Roger George Mills (born 11 February 1948 in Romford, Essex) is a male retired race walker from England.

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Athletics career

Mills represented Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There he ended up in tenth place in the men's 20 km race, clocking 1:32.37,8.

He represented England in the 30 kilometres walk event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1974 European Championships Rome, Italy3rd20 km
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 10th20 km
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 7th30 km
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 37th20 km

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References

  1. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.