Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Leslie Roy "Les"•Mills |
Used name | Les•Mills |
Born | 1 November 1934 in Auckland, Auckland (NZL) |
Measurements | 188 cm / 121 kg |
Affiliations | Auckland |
NOC | New Zealand |
Les Mills had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games discus throw, 2nd in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games discus throw, 2nd in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games shot put, 2nd in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games discus throw, 3rd in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games shot put. He also finished seventh in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games shot put. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he finished fifth in the discus throw and sixth in the shot put.
Personal Bests: SP – 19.80 (1967); DT – 61.52 (1971).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1960 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL | Les Mills | |||
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) | 28 r1/2 | |||||
1964 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL | Les Mills | |||
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) | 21 r1/2 | |||||
1968 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL | Les Mills | |||
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
1972 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL | Les Mills | |||
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) | 23 r1/2 | |||||
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) | 14 |
Games | Role | NOC | As | |
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1960 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | NZL | Les Mills | |
1972 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | NZL | Les Mills |