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George Mills
Mills at the 2022 FBK Games
Personal information
Born (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)
Harrogate, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
ClubBrighton Phoenix
Coached byJon Bigg
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsInformation taken from World Athletics Page.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rome 5000 m

George Mills (born 11 May 1999) is an English athlete specialising in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres.

Biography

He became British champion when winning the 1500 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in a time of 3 min 51.39 secs.

On 16 September 2023 at the Eugene Diamond League meeting, with a third place finish Mills moved to third place on the British all-time list for the mile behind Steve Cram and Sebastian Coe with a time of 3:47.65.

On 26 January 2024, Mills ran a personal best time of 12:58.68 in the indoor 5000m at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic. Mills came in 2nd place in the Scarlet Heat, ahead of Yared Nuguse (13:02.09) and behind Edwin Kurgat of Under Armour (12:57.52). This hit the 2024 Olympic standard of 13:05.00.

On 11 February 2024, Mills finished 3rd in the NYRR Wanamaker Mile, in an indoor personal best time of 3:48.93.

At the 2024 European Athletics Championships Mills won a silver medal in the 5000m behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

After winning the 1500 metres silver medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Mills was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Mills got knocked out of the 1500m semi-finals. In the 5000m heats, George was involved in a collision, which led to a heated argument with Hugo Hay, as George felt he had caused the collision. George along with the other 3 fallers advanced to the final after it was reviewed. In the final, Mills finished in 21st place.

Personal life

His father is former professional footballer Danny Mills. His brother is Everton player Stanley Mills.

References

  1. "Profile". Power of 10.
  2. "Athlete profile". World Athletics.
  3. "Athletes". European Athletics.
  4. "Results list". British Athletics.
  5. Henderson, Jason (16 September 2023). "Ingebrigtsen out-duels Nuguse at Diamond League final". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  6. "Track Scoreboard". live.lancertiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  7. "Athletics track & combined events at Paris 2024: The entry standards".
  8. "Results". results.nyrrmillrosegames.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. Poole, Harry (8 June 2024). "Mills & Glave earn GB's first medals as Jacobs wins 100m". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. "George Mills | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. "GB's George Mills reinstated in 5,000m after heated exchange with France's Hay | Paris Olympic Games 2024 | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  13. Rathborn, Jack (7 August 2024). "'He took me out!': George Mills rages after collision in chaotic 5000m". The Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  14. "Danny and George Mills – like father, like son". British Athletics Weekly.
  15. "George Mills: British athlete on taking a different path and aiming for World Championships". BBC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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