Mick Hill (athlete)

Michael ("Mick") Christopher Hill (born October 22, 1964 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a former British javelin thrower, who won three silver medals and one bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics. He finished in 12th position at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. He competed from 1987-2004 making all major finals from 1986 to 1998, apart from the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and seemed to retire during 2004.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	2nd	78.56 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	79.66 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	20th	77.20 m
1990	European Championships	Split, FR Yugoslavia	4th	82.38 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	5th	84.12 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	11th	75.50 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	82.96 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	80.66 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	81.06 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	86.54 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	5th	82.28 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	86.92 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	80.75 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	77.81 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	10th	76.12 m

External links

• IAAF profile for Mick Hill
• sports-reference