Robert Mills (born December 9, 1957) is a Canadian champion

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

. Mills was born in 1957 in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The ...

. He won a bronze medal in the men's single sculls category at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in men's quadruple sculls, and a bronze medal in the same event at the

1986 World Rowing Championships The 1986 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 17 to 24 August 1986 at Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Medal summary Looking at the open weight classes only, East Germany was the most successful nation ...

. He finished ninth in the same category at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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NSSHF: Robert Mills: Rowing World Champion
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Robert 1957 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1983 Pan American Games