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{{short description|English javelin thrower}}
'''Michael ("Mick") Christopher Hill''' (born October 22, 1964 in [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]]) is a former British [[javelin throw]]er and javelin coach, 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 [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw|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. He has since coached [[heptathlete]] [[Jessica Ennis]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/05/jessica-ennis-olympics-profile?newsfeed=true]
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'''Michael Christopher Hill''' (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former [[javelin throw]]er who was born in [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]].

==Athletics career==
Hill won a [[bronze medal]] at the [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993 World Championships]] and a [[silver medal]] at the [[1998 European Championships in Athletics|1998 European Championships]]. He represented Great Britain at four [[Summer Olympics|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]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/05/jessica-ennis-olympics-profile?newsfeed=true London 2012: Jessica Ennis – Team GB's poster girl] from ''[[The Guardian]]'', 5 August 2012, retrieved 5 May 2015</ref>

He is also a four-time [[Commonwealth Games]] medallist. He represented [[England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|England]] and won a silver medal, at the [[1986 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes|title=1986 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3041/19/all|title=England team in 1986|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref> Four years later he represented [[England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|England]] and won another silver, at the [[1990 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|title=England team in 1990|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref> A third silver medal was won when he represented [[England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|England]] at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes|title=1994 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|title=England team in 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref> before he won his first medal of a different colour, winning a [[bronze medal]] for [[England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|England]], at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/38911|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
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!colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}
!colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}
|-
|-
|1983
|1986
|[[1983 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Schwechat]], Austria
|11th
|66.44 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Edinburgh]], [[United Kingdom]]
|[[Edinburgh]], [[United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|78.56 m
|78.56 m
|-
|[[1986 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart]], [[West Germany]]
|8th
|[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw|77.34 m]]
|-
|-
|1987
|1987
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|-
|-
|1988
|1988
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|20th
|20th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|77.20 m]]
|77.20 m
|-
|-
|1990
|rowspan=2|1990
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin|European Championships]]
|[[Auckland]], New Zealand
|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[FR Yugoslavia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|83.32 m
|-
|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]
|4th
|4th
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw|82.38 m]]
|82.38 m
|-
|-
|1991
|1991
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|84.12 m
|84.12 m
|-
|-
|1992
|rowspan=2|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|11th
|11th
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|75.50 m]]
|75.50 m
|-
|-
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|1993
|[[Havana]], Cuba
|5th
|76.84 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1993
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin|World Championships]]
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
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|82.96 m
|82.96 m
|-
|-
|[[1993 IAAF Grand Prix Final|Grand Prix Final]]
|1994
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|[[1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's javelin throw|European Championships]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|83.52 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|[[1994 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|6th
|6th
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw|80.66 m]]
|80.66 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], Canada
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|81.84 m
|-
|-
|1995
|1995
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|6th
|6th
|81.06 m
|81.06 m
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta]], United States
|12th
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|78:58 m]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|rowspan=2|1997
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|86.54 m
|86.54 m
|-
|-
|[[1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final|IAAF Grand Prix Final]]
|[[1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final|Grand Prix Final]]
|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]
|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]
|5th
|5th
|82.28 m
|82.28 m
|-
|-
|1998
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin|European Championships]]
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw|86.92 m]]
|86.92 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|83.80 m
|-
|-
|1999
|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|World Championships]]
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|14th
|14th (q)
|80.75 m
|80.75 m
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney]], Australia
|11th
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|81.00 m]]
|-
|-
|2001
|2001
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|10th
|10th
|76.12 m
|76.12 m
|-
!colspan=6|<small>'''Results with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round'''</small>
|}
|}

==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==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{iaaf name|id=1162|name=Mick Hill}}
* {{World Athletics||Mick Hill}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|hi/mick-hill-1|Mick Hill}}
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/mick-hill-1.html sports-reference]

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Latest revision as of 23:22, 9 June 2024

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

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

Athletics career

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1983 European Junior Championships Schwechat, Austria 11th 66.44 m
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2nd 78.56 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 8th 77.34 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 7th 79.66 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 20th (q) 77.20 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 2nd 83.32 m
European Championships Split, SFR Yugoslavia 4th 82.38 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th 84.12 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 11th 75.50 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba 5th 76.84 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd 82.96 m
Grand Prix Final London, United Kingdom 3rd 83.52 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 80.66 m
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 2nd 81.84 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 81.06 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 12th 78:58 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 4th 86.54 m
Grand Prix Final Fukuoka, Japan 5th 82.28 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 86.92 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd 83.80 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 14th (q) 80.75 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 11th 81.00 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th 77.81 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 10th 76.12 m
Results with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round

Seasonal bests by year

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  • 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

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  1. ^ London 2012: Jessica Ennis – Team GB's poster girl from The Guardian, 5 August 2012, retrieved 5 May 2015
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  9. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  10. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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