John Myles-Mills
Ghanaian sprinter (born 1966)
John Myles-Mills (born April 19, 1966) is a retired Ghanaian athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented Ghana at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992, being the country's flagbearer on both occasions. He also ran in the national relay team at both the 1987 and 1991 World Championships in Athletics. His teammates included Eric Akogyiram, Salaam Gariba and Emmanuel Tuffour, as well as Nelson Boateng on the Olympic team.
His younger brother Leonard Myles-Mills was also a sprint athlete.[1]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 200 m | 20.94 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th (semis) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.94 | |
1988 | African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 1st | 100 m | 10.25 |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 8th (semis) | 100 m | 10.43 | |
6th (q-finals) | 200 m | 20.95 | |||
5th (semis) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.46 | |||
1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 60 m | 6.59 |
1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 11th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.69 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th (heats) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.55 | |
1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 3rd | 200 m | 21.31 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 5th (q-finals) | 100 m | 10.41 | |
6th (semis) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.28 | |||
IAAF World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 |
References
- ^ Leonard Myles-Mills Staff Bio | Men's Track Assistant Coach Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. BYU Cougars. Retrieved on 2015-07-14.
External links
- John Myles-Mills at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Myles-Mills". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11.
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African Champions in men's 100 metres
- 1979: Ernest Obeng (GHA)
- 1982: Ernest Obeng (GHA)
- 1984: Chidi Imoh (NGR)
- 1985: Chidi Imoh (NGR)
- 1988: John Myles-Mills (GHA)
- 1989: Amadou M'Baye (SEN)
- 1990: Joseph Gikonyo (KEN)
- 1992: Victor Omagbemi (NGR)
- 1993: Daniel Effiong (NGR)
- 1996: Seun Ogunkoya (NGR)
- 1998: Seun Ogunkoya (NGR)
- 2000: Aziz Zakari (GHA)
- 2002: Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
- 2004: Olusoji Fasuba (NGR)
- 2006: Olusoji Fasuba (NGR)
- 2008: Olusoji Fasuba (NGR)
- 2010: Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV)
- 2012: Simon Magakwe (RSA)
- 2014: Wilfried Koffi Hua (CIV)
- 2016: Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV)
- 2018: Akani Simbine (RSA)
- 2022: Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN)
- 2024: Joseph Fahnbulleh (LBR)
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