Mick Hill (athlete)
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Michael Christopher Hill (born October 22, 1964 in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
) is a former British javelin throw
er, who won three silver medals and one bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games
, a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics
and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics
. He finished in 12th position at the 1996 Olympic Games
in Atlanta, United States
. He competed from 1987-2004 making all major finals from 1986 to 1998, apart from the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and seemed to retire during 2004.
Leeds
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, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
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) is a former British javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er, who won three silver medals and one bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
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, a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics
1993 World Championships in Athletics
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and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics
1998 European Championships in Athletics
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. He finished in 12th position at the 1996 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 34 competitors, with twelve of them who qualified for the final...
in Atlanta, United States
United States
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. He competed from 1987-2004 making all major finals from 1986 to 1998, apart from the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and seemed to retire during 2004.
Achievements
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1986 | Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games At the 1986 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. A total of 41 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 18 by female athletes.... |
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2nd | 78.56 m |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th | 79.66 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 20th | 77.20 m |
1990 | European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 28 August 1990... |
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4th | 82.38 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 84.12 m |
1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes... |
Barcelona, Spain | 11th | 75.50 m |
1993 | World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 47 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 16, 1993. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin... |
Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 82.96 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 80.66 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | 81.06 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 86.54 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final The 13th IAAF Grand Prix Final was held at the Hakata-no-mori Stadium in Fukuoka, Japan on September 13, 1997.-Men:- Women :-External links:*... |
Fukuoka, Japan | 5th | 82.28 m | |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 86.92 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th | 80.75 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 12th | 77.81 m |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 10th | 76.12 m |