Matthew Mileham

Matthew ("Matt") David Mileham (born 27 December 1956 in London) is a male retired male hammer thrower from Great Britain.

Matt Mileham
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1956-12-27) 27 December 1956
London
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubHaringey AC, London

Athletics career

Mileham represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Los Angeles in 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England in the hammer event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4]

Personal life

A student at California State University, Fresno he later worked as an electrical engineer. His American wife, Dr. Lacy Barnes-Mileham, who also attended Fresno State, was a discus thrower at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd 67.12 m
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States — NM
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 6th 67.96 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 28th 62.42 m

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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