Holly Mills

Holly Mills
Holly Mills in 2023
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
ClubAndover Athletics Club
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tallinn Heptathlon
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Borås Long jump
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi Long jump
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau Long jump

Holly Mills is an English long jumper and heptathlete. She finished fourth both in the pentathlon at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and in the heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Mills won bronze medals for the heptathlon at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships and for the long jump at the 2019 European U20 Championships.

She was the long jump 2016 European U18 and 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games champion.[1] In 2020, she won the British national pentathlon title.

Mills comes from Andover, Hampshire and competes for Andover Athletics Club. She started athletics at the age of eight. At 14, she won several titles at the School and National competitions.[2]

Statistics

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Personal bests

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Indoors

National titles

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2023 Performances

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Mills competed in the European Indoor Championships in 2023, delivering strong performances particularly in the pentathlon events. She set a season's best in the 60m hurdles, clocking 8.34 seconds, the fourth fastest time in the competition, and achieved a personal indoor best in the high jump, clearing 1.77m.[3] Her consistent participation in various international events throughout the year highlighted her growing stature in the world of athletics.[4]

References and notes

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  1. ^ "Erin Wallace and Holly Mills win gold at Commonwealth Youth Games". AW. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.all-athletics.com/node/798595?wrps=2017 Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine All Athletics Profile
  3. ^ "ANOTHER FANTASTIC FIVE PROGRESS AT EURO INDOORS WHILE MILLS SEVENTH IN PENTATHLON". British Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Finalists for the 2023 World Athletics Athlete of the Year Trophy". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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