Leonard Myles-Mills
Leonard Myles-Mills (born September 5, 1973 in Accra ) is a former Ghanaian sprinter .
In 1998 he won bronze over 100 m at the African Athletics Championships in Dakar , came third in the 4 x 100 meter relay at the World Athletics Cup in Johannesburg with the African team and was at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur disqualified in the final with the Ghanaian 4 x 100 meter relay.
In 1999 he reached the semi-finals over 100 m at the World Athletics Championships in Seville and won the Africa Games in Johannesburg .
At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 he reached the semi-finals over 100 m and was eliminated in the Ghanaian 4 x 100 meter relay in the preliminary run.
In 2003 he retired from the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham over 60 m in the preliminary run. At the World Cup in Paris / Saint-Denis he reached the quarter-finals over 100 m, and at the African Games in Abuja he won bronze over 100 m and gold in the 4 x 100 m relay.
In 2004 he failed at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Budapest over 60 m in the first round. At the Olympic Games in Athens , he advanced over 100 m into the semi-finals and was eliminated in the preliminary round with the Ghanaian 4-by-100-meter relay.
At the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 , he did not finish in the final of the 4 x 100 meter relay with the Ghanaian team.
Starting for Brigham Young University , he became NCAA champions in 1998 and 1999 .
Personal bests
- 60 m (indoor): 6.45 s, February 20, 1999, Colorado Springs (African record)
- 100 m: 9.98 s, June 5, 1999, Boise , ID
- 200 m : 20.54 s, August 2nd, 1998, Lappeenranta
Web links
- Leonard Myles-Mills in the database of World Athletics (English)
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SURNAME | Myles-Mills, Leonard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian sprinter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Accra |