Leonard Myles-Mills
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Leonard Myles-Mills (born May 9, 1973) is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.
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.[1] His personal best over 100 metres is 9.98 seconds, a Ghanaian record.[2]
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.
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Leonard Myles-Mills
- ^ African indoor records - IAAF
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) - GBR Athletics