George Mills (born 11 May 1999) is an

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athlete specialising in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He became British champion when winning the 1500 metres event at the

2020 British Athletics Championships The 2020 British Athletics Championships (known for sponsorship reasons as the Müller British Athletics Championships) was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom. The championship took place on ...

in a time of 3 min 51.39 secs. On 16th September 2023 at the Eugene

Diamond League The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) one-day mee ...

meeting, with a third place finish Mills moved to third place on the British all-time list for the mile behind

Steve Cram Stephen Cram, (born 14 October 1960) is a British retired track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arr ...

and

Sebastian Coe Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British politician and former track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medal ...

with a time of 3:47.65.

Personal life

His father is former professional footballer

Danny Mills Daniel John Mills (born 18 May 1977) is an English former professional footballer best known for his time at Leeds United. His main position was right-back, though he could also play as a centre-back. On 7 August 2009, he announced his retirem ...

. His brother is Everton player

Stanley Mills The Stanley Mills woolen mill at Ryeford, King's Stanley, Gloucestershire, England was built in the early 19th century. The main building is a Grade I listed building. History There had been mills on the site for many years but the current mill ...

References

Living people 1999 births English male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners British Athletics Championships winners European Games competitors for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub