John Hillier

John Noel Hillier (born 1944) is a former athlete who represented both England and Great Britain.[2] John threw a PB of 59.76m on the 27th of July, 1976, in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3]

John Hillier
Hillier in 1975
Personal information
Born (1944-12-29) 29 December 1944
Woolwich, London, England
Achievements and titles
Personal best59.76m [1]
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1974 Christchurch discus

John is currently an athletics coach, and has coached the likes of Myrtle Augee,[4] Lawrence Okoye,[5] Shaunagh Brown[6] & Nicholas Percy.[7]

John currently coaches a large number of athletes across a wide range of ages, currently the likes of Cleo Agyepong,[8] Brydon Duncan [9] and Timi Babatunde [10] are under his guidance.

Athletics career

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the discus event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[11][12] Four years later he represented England in the discus event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[13][14]

References
  1. https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=359381
  2. https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/john-hillier-of-great-britain-in-action-during-the-discus-news-photo/498596470
  3. https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=359381
  4. https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=40571
  5. https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=31821
  6. https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=22259
  7. https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=29021
  8. https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=783321
  9. https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=961438
  10. https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=947100
  11. "1974 Games". Team England.
  12. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  13. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  14. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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