Matthew Mileham

Matt Mileham
Personal information
Born (1956-12-27) 27 December 1956 (age 68)
London, England
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubHaringey AC, London

Matthew ("Matt") David Mileham (born 27 December 1956 in London) is a British retired hammer thrower.

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. He was married to Olympian discus thrower Dr. Lacy Barnes-Mileham until they divorced in October of 2009. Dr. Lacy Barnes-Mileham also attended Fresno State and was a discus thrower at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
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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