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English javelin thrower
Mick Hill
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Nationality | English |
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Born | (1964-10-22) 22 October 1964 (age 59)
Leeds,
West Yorkshire |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Club | Leeds City AC |
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Michael Christopher Hill (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former
javelin thrower who was born in
Leeds,
West Yorkshire.
Athletics career
Hill won a
bronze medal at the
1993 World Championships and a
silver medal at the
1998 European Championships. He represented Great Britain at four
Olympic Games and competed in over 20 major championships between 1983 and 2002, only failing to reach the final twice. He has since coached
heptathlete
Jessica Ennis.
[1]
He is also a four-time
Commonwealth Games medallist. He represented
England and won a silver medal, at the
1986 Commonwealth Games in
Edinburgh,
Scotland.
[2]
[3] Four years later he represented
England and won another silver, at the
1990 Commonwealth Games in
Auckland,
New Zealand.
[4]
[5] A third silver medal was won when he represented
England at the
1994 Commonwealth Games in
Victoria,
British Columbia,
Canada
[6]
[7] before he won his first medal of a different colour, winning a
bronze medal for
England, at the
1998 Commonwealth Games in
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
[8]
[9]
[10]
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
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Representing
Great Britain and
England
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1983
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European Junior Championships
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Schwechat, Austria
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11th
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66.44 m
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1986
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Commonwealth Games
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Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
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2nd
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78.56 m
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European Championships
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Stuttgart,
West Germany
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8th
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77.34 m
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1987
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World Championships
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Rome, Italy
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7th
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79.66 m
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1988
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Olympic Games
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Seoul, South Korea
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20th (q)
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77.20 m
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1990
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Commonwealth Games
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Auckland, New Zealand
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2nd
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83.32 m
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European Championships
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Split,
SFR Yugoslavia
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4th
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82.38 m
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1991
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World Championships
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Tokyo, Japan
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5th
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84.12 m
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1992
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Olympic Games
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Barcelona, Spain
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11th
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75.50 m
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World Cup
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Havana, Cuba
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5th
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76.84 m
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1993
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World Championships
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Stuttgart, Germany
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3rd
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82.96 m
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Grand Prix Final
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London, United Kingdom
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3rd
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83.52 m
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1994
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European Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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6th
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80.66 m
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Commonwealth Games
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Victoria, Canada
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2nd
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81.84 m
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1995
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World Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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6th
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81.06 m
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1996
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Olympic Games
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Atlanta, United States
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12th
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78:58 m
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1997
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World Championships
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Athens, Greece
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4th
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86.54 m
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Grand Prix Final
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Fukuoka, Japan
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5th
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82.28 m
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1998
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European Championships
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Budapest, Hungary
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2nd
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86.92 m
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Commonwealth Games
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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3rd
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83.80 m
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1999
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World Championships
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Seville, Spain
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14th (q)
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80.75 m
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2000
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Olympic Games
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Sydney, Australia
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11th
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81.00 m
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2001
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World Championships
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Edmonton, Canada
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12th
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77.81 m
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2002
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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10th
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76.12 m
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Results with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round
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Seasonal bests by year
- 1986 - 78.56
- 1987 - 85.24
- 1988 - 81.30
- 1989 - 82.56
- 1990 - 82.38
- 1991 - 84.12
- 1992 - 85.32
- 1993 - 86.94
- 1994 - 86.36
- 1995 - 84.14
- 1996 - 81.42
- 1997 - 86.54
- 1998 - 86.92
- 1999 - 84.94
- 2000 - 83.71
- 2001 - 84.88
- 2002 - 82.90
- 2003 - 78.73
- 2004 - 80.46
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