Mick Hill (javelin thrower)

Michael Christopher Hill (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former javelin thrower who was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Mick Hill
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1964-10-22) 22 October 1964 (age 59)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubLeeds City AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart Javelin
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Budapest Javelin
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh Javelin
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Javelin
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Javelin

Athletics career

Hill won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships. He represented Great Britain at four Olympic Games and competed in over 20 major championships between 1983 and 2002, only failing to reach the final twice. He has since coached heptathlete Jessica Ennis.[1]

He is also a four-time Commonwealth Games medallist. He represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later he represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5] A third silver medal was won when he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[6][7] before he won his first medal of a different colour, winning a bronze medal for England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8][9][10]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1983European Junior ChampionshipsSchwechat, Austria11th66.44 m
1986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom2nd78.56 m
European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany8th77.34 m
1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy7th79.66 m
1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea20th (q)77.20 m
1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand2nd83.32 m
European ChampionshipsSplit, SFR Yugoslavia4th82.38 m
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan5th84.12 m
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain11th75.50 m
World CupHavana, Cuba5th76.84 m
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany3rd82.96 m
Grand Prix FinalLondon, United Kingdom3rd83.52 m
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th80.66 m
Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada2nd81.84 m
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th81.06 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States12th78:58 m
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th86.54 m
Grand Prix FinalFukuoka, Japan5th82.28 m
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd86.92 m
Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rd83.80 m
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain14th (q)80.75 m
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia11th81.00 m
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada12th77.81 m
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany10th76.12 m
Results with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round

Seasonal bests by year

  • 1986 - 78.56
  • 1987 - 85.24
  • 1988 - 81.30
  • 1989 - 82.56
  • 1990 - 82.38
  • 1991 - 84.12
  • 1992 - 85.32
  • 1993 - 86.94
  • 1994 - 86.36
  • 1995 - 84.14
  • 1996 - 81.42
  • 1997 - 86.54
  • 1998 - 86.92
  • 1999 - 84.94
  • 2000 - 83.71
  • 2001 - 84.88
  • 2002 - 82.90
  • 2003 - 78.73
  • 2004 - 80.46

References