Don MacMillan
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 5 January 1928 |
Died | 19 November 2004 | (aged 76)
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Middle-distance running |
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, mile |
Club | Geelong Guild Athletics Club |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:50.3 (1954) 1500 m – 3:49.8 (1952) Mile – 4:05.8 (1955)[1][2] |
Medal record |
Donald Robertson Thomson "Don" MacMillan (5 January 1928 – 19 November 2004) was an Australian middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. In 1952, he placed ninth in the final of the 1500 m event.[1] At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, MacMillan finished seventh over 1 mile in 1950, and won a bronze medal in the 4×440 yd relay in 1954.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don MacMillan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Don MacMillan. trackfield.brinkster.net
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2004 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Australian male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Australian athletics biography stubs