Leonard Myles-Mills
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Nationality | Ghanaian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-05-09) 9 May 1973 (age 51) Accra, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb; 154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.98 sec (1999) 200 m: 20.54 sec (1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonard ("Leo") Myles-Mills (born May 9, 1973, in Accra, Greater Accra Region) is a Ghanaian former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres. He ran a personal best of 9.98 seconds for the event in 1998, becoming the first Ghanaian to break the 10-second barrier. His best of 6.45 seconds for the 60 metres is an African record. Myles-Mills twice represented his country at the Summer Olympics and also at the Commonwealth Games. He was a two-time NCAA Men's 100 m dash champion while running for Brigham Young University.
His brother John Myles-Mills was also a sprint athlete.[2]
He has won a gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games, a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal at the 1998 African Championships. In 1999 he set a new African indoor record in 60 metres with 6.45 seconds.[3] His personal best over 100 metres; 9.98 seconds was a Ghanaian record until Benjamin Azamati broke it by running a time of 9.97 seconds in 100 meters at the Texas relays on 26 March 2021.[4]
Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved a third place in the 100 metres, thus securing qualification from his heat in a season's best time. Entering the second round, he managed to qualify through to the semi-final, following a third place in the race and recording a further improvement upon his season's best. He finished the semi-final in sixth place, thus failing to secure qualification to the final.[5]
Myles-Mills is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[6]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | 100 m | 9.99 s |
2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 3rd | 100 m | 10.03 s |
See also
References
- ^ Athletics Weekly
- ^ Leonard Myles-Mills Staff Bio | Men's Track Assistant Coach. BYU Cougars. Retrieved on 2015-07-14.
- ^ African indoor records - IAAF
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine - GBR Athletics
- ^ 28th Olympic Games Men 100 metres Semi-Final Results World Athletics. Retrieved on 2021-11-12.
- ^ "LDS athletes mine Oly 'metals'", Church News, 2004-08-28.
External links
- Leonard Myles-Mills at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonard Myles-Mills". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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- 1965: Gaoussou Koné (CIV)
- 1973: Ohene Karikari (GHA)
- 1978: Amadou Meïté (CIV)
- 1987: Chidi Imoh (NGR)
- 1991: Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
- 1995: Davidson Ezinwa (NGR)
- 1999: Leonard Myles-Mills (GHA)
- 2003: Deji Aliu (NGR)
- 2007: Olusoji Fasuba (NGR)
- 2011: Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (EGY)
- 2015: Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV)
- 2019: Raymond Ekevwo (NGR)
- 2023: Emmanuel Eseme (CMR)