George Mills (runner)

George Mills (born 11 May 1999) is an English athlete specialising in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres.[2][3]

George Mills
Mills at the 2022 FBK Games
Personal information
Born (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
ClubBrighton Phoenix[1]
Coached byJon Bigg
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsInformation taken from World Athletics Page.
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2024 Rome5000 m

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.[4]

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.[5]

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 hits the 2024 Olympic standard of 13:05.00.[6][7]

On 11 February 2024, Mills finished 3rd in the NYRR Wanamaker Mile, in an indoor personal best time of 3:48.93.[8]

Personal life

His father is former professional footballer Danny Mills.[9] His brother is Everton player Stanley Mills.[10]

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. "Danny and George Mills – like father, like son". British Athletics Weekly.
  10. "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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